S 984
104th Congress
Senate
Families
Child development
Child health
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Corporal punishment
Domestic relations
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Judicial review
Law
Legal fees
Parent and child
Religion
Religious liberty
Standards
State laws
Parental Rights and Responsibilities Act of 1995
Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 17, 1996
Subcommittee on Oversight and Courts. Approved for full committee consideration with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Dec 5, 1995
Subcommittee on Oversight and Courts. Hearings held.
Jun 29, 1995
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jun 29, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9427-9428)
Jun 29, 1995
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Parental Rights and Responsibilities Act of 1995 - Prohibits the Federal Government or any State or local government, or any official of such a government, from interfering with or usurping the right of a parent to govern the upbringing of a child of the parent.
Disallows any exceptions to this Act unless the government or official is able to demonstrate, by appropriate evidence, that such interference or usurpation is valid to accomplish a compelling government interest, in which case only the least amount of interference may be used.
What's happening now
Subcommittee on Oversight and Courts. Approved for full committee consideration with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committees of jurisdiction
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