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HJRES 38 118th 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: March 1, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 1, 2023
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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; and
  • the parental rights guaranteed by this amendment shall not be denied or abridged on account of disability.
What's happening now March 1, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 5
R
Cline, Ben
Virginia · Jun 30, 2023
 R
Van Duyne, Beth
Texas · Mar 7, 2023
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Mar 1, 2023
Duncan, Jeff
· Mar 1, 2023
Lamborn, Doug
· Mar 1, 2023
 R
Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Mar 1, 2023
Posey, Bill
· Mar 1, 2023
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Mar 1, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 38: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HJRES-38/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 38: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HJRES-38/.
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H.J. Res. 38, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HJRES-38/.
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[H.J. Res. 38: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HJRES-38/)
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