HJRES 42
111th Congress
House
Families
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elementary and secondary education
Family relationships
International law and treaties
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.
Introduced: March 31, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 27, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Mar 31, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 31, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Constitutional Amendment - States that the liberty of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children is a fundamental right.
States that 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.
Provides that no treaty may be adopted nor shall any source of international law be employed to supersede, modify, interpret, or apply to the rights guaranteed by this amendment.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Committees of jurisdiction
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