HRES 738
117th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elementary and secondary education
Family relationships
First Amendment rights
Law enforcement administration and funding
Public participation and lobbying
School administration
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the First Amendment rights of parents at school board meetings shall not be infringed.
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Oct 21, 2021
Introduced in House
Oct 21, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Plain-English summary
This resolution (1) supports the constitutional rights of parents to assemble and petition school boards, and (2) condemns the weaponization of federal law enforcement agencies against parents exercising their rights.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
33
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Finstad, Brad
R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
R
Guthrie, Brett
R
Calvert, Ken
R
McClain, Lisa C.
R
Babin, Brian
R
Balderson, Troy
Bishop, Dan
R
Bost, Mike
CHABOT, STEVE
R
Cline, Ben
R
Emmer, Tom
R
Fischbach, Michelle
Gohmert, Louie
R
Gonzales, Tony
Good, Bob
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Grothman, Glenn
Hagedorn, Jim
Hartzler, Vicky
Herrell, Yvette
R
Joyce, John
R
Kelly, Mike
R
Malliotakis, Nicole
R
McClintock, Tom
R
Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Mullin, Markwayne
R
Norman, Ralph
Pence, Greg
Posey, Bill
Rice, Tom
R
Rutherford, John H.
Steel, Michelle
R
Thompson, Glenn
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 738: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the First Amendment rights of parents at school board meetings shall not be infringed.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-738/
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