HRES 547 109th Congress House Education Appellate courts Civil actions and liability Constitutional law Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Families Law Parent and child Parent-school relationships Secondary education

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit deplorably infringed on parental rights in Fields v. Palmdale School District.

Introduced: November 10, 2005 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (House)

Nov 16, 2005

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Nov 16, 2005

On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 320 - 91, 12 Present (Roll no. 591). (text: CR H10312)

Nov 16, 2005

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10342-10343)

Nov 16, 2005

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Nov 16, 2005

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 547.

Nov 16, 2005

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10312-10317)

Nov 16, 2005

Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.

Nov 10, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Nov 10, 2005

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Nov 16, 2005	House · vote #591	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Passed	320–91	See who voted →

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Declares the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the fundamental right of parents to direct the education of their children is firmly grounded in the Nation's Constitution and traditions; (2) the Ninth Circuit's ruling in Fields v. Palmdale School District undermines the fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children; and (3) the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit should agree to rehear the case en banc in order to reverse this constitutionally infirm ruling.

What's happening now November 16, 2005

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 4

Aderholt, Robert B.

Alabama · Nov 10, 2005

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · Nov 10, 2005

Cole, Tom

Oklahoma · Nov 10, 2005

Issa, Darrell

California · Nov 10, 2005

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 547: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit deplorably infringed on parental rights in Fields v. Palmdale School District.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-547/

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"H. Res. 547: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit deplorably infringed on parental rights in Fields v. Palmdale School District.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-547/.

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