HJRES 99 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

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

Introduced Oct 18, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Debbie Lesko R-AZ

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 18, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedOct 18, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment stating that

  • the liberty of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children is a fundamental right;
  • the parental right to direct education includes the right to choose, as an alternative to public education, private, religious, or home schools, and the right to make reasonable choices within public schools for one's child;
  • neither the United States nor any state shall infringe upon these rights without demonstrating that its governmental interest as applied to the person is of the highest order and not otherwise served;
  • the parental rights guaranteed by this amendment shall not be denied or abridged on account of disability; and
  • this amendment shall not be construed to apply to a parental action or decision that would end life.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 18, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Oct 18, 2022Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 18, 2022Introduced in House

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