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HJRES 50 113th Congress House Families Child care and development 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: June 18, 2013 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 15, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jun 18, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 18, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - States that the liberty of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children is a fundamental right.

Declares further that the parental right to direct education includes the right to choose public, private, religious, or home schools, and the right to make reasonable choices within public schools for one's child.

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.

Prohibits this article from being construed to apply to a parental action or decision that would end life.

Declares 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 July 15, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2