HJRES 91 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.

Introduced Apr 26, 2016 Originated House Sponsor Trent Franks R-AZ

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 17, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedApr 26, 2016
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Constitutional Amendment

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment stating that:

  • the liberty of parents to direct the education of their children is a fundamental right;
  • neither the United States nor any state shall infringe upon this right without demonstrating that its governmental interest as applied to the person is of the highest order and not otherwise served;
  • no treaty may be adopted nor shall any source of international law be employed to supersede, modify, interpret, or apply to any of the rights of parents guaranteed by this article, any other provision of the U.S. Constitution, federal law, or any state constitution or law; and
  • the rights guaranteed by this amendment shall not be denied or abridged on account of disability.

Cosponsors 10

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 26, 2016.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-UTChris StewartOriginalApr 26, 2016
R-AZDavid SchweikertOriginalApr 26, 2016
R-TXJeb HensarlingOriginalApr 26, 2016
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalApr 26, 2016
R-TXJohn Abney CulbersonOriginalApr 26, 2016
R-PAJoseph R. PittsOriginalApr 26, 2016
R-INLuke MesserOriginalApr 26, 2016
R-AZMatt SalmonOriginalApr 26, 2016
R-AZPaul A. GosarOriginalApr 26, 2016
R-KSTim HuelskampOriginalApr 26, 2016

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 17, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
  2. Apr 26, 2016Introduced in House
  3. Apr 26, 2016Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
SJRES 36A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.Related billJun 29, 2016

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 26, 2016Introduced in House

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