HJRES 121
115th Congress
House
Families
Child care and development
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elementary and secondary education
Family relationships
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.
Introduced: November 16, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 13, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Nov 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 16, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Constitutional Amendment
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment stating that:
- the liberty of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children is a fundamental right;
- the parental right to direct education includes the right to choose, as an alternative to public education, private, religious, or home schools, and the right to make reasonable choices within public schools for one's child;
- neither the United States nor any state shall infringe upon these rights without demonstrating that its governmental interest as applied to the person is of the highest order and not otherwise served;
- the parental rights guaranteed by this amendment shall not be denied or abridged on account of disability; and
- this amendment shall not be construed to apply to a parental action or decision that would end life.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Committees of jurisdiction
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