HR 6934 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Families’ Rights and Responsibilities Act

Introduced Jan 10, 2024 Originated House Sponsor Virginia Foxx R-NC

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jan 10, 2024 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

Where this bill 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. IntroducedJan 10, 2024
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 22

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 10, 2024 to Oct 29, 2024; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLByron DonaldsOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-LAClay HigginsOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-FLGus M. BilirakisOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-KSJake LaTurnerOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-TNJohn W. RoseOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-TXLance GoodenOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-SCNancy MaceOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalJan 10, 2024
R-TXTony GonzalesOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-MNBrad FinstadJan 17, 2024
R-NYBrandon WilliamsJan 17, 2024
R-KYBrett GuthrieJan 17, 2024
R-SCWilliam R. Timmons IVFeb 9, 2024
R-FLBill PoseyFeb 20, 2024
R-AZDebbie LeskoFeb 23, 2024
R-ALRobert B. AderholtFeb 29, 2024
R-TXJohn R. CarterApr 26, 2024
R-TXKeith SelfJun 28, 2024
R-GABarry LoudermilkJul 23, 2024
R-GARichard McCormickOct 29, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jan 10, 2024

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 10, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Jan 10, 2024Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution. ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.'' The single subject of this legislation is: to protect the right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children as a fundamental right.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 5, January 10, 2024, page H52.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3571Families’ Rights and Responsibilities ActIdentical billJan 10, 2024

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To protect the right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children as a fundamental right.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Families’ Rights and Responsibilities Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 10, 2024Introduced in House

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