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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the Constitution of the United States should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the Constitution of the United States.
Introduced: May 21, 2009
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Became law
Aug 19, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
May 21, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 21, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1248-1249)
May 21, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial interpretations of the U.S. Constitution should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such judgments, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the Constitution.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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