Calling upon the courts to uphold the fundamental and constitutional right of parents to direct the…

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Calling upon the courts to uphold the fundamental and constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 110th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

R McKeonSponsor

57 cosponsors · 57 R

R McMorris Rodgers DN

R Nunes GR

R Radanovich DB

R Burton

38 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Commends the Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District in Los Angeles, California, for allowing a rehearing of the decision in the In re Rachel L. case, requiring parents to hold a teaching license in order to legally homeschool their children.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 3, 2008

Commends the Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District in Los Angeles, California, for allowing a rehearing of the decision in the In re Rachel L. case, requiring parents to hold a teaching license in order to legally homeschool their children.

Calls upon the court to uphold the U.S. Supreme Court's opinion that parents have a fundamental and constitutional right to direct the upbringing and education of their children.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Calling upon the courts to uphold the fundamental and constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children.

Latest action (Jun 3, 2008): Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Policy area: Law · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 3, 2008

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.