S.J.Res. 36 · 114th Congress
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental…
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A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.
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This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment stating that:
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 29, 2016
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;
- this amendment shall not be construed to apply to a parental action or decision that would end life; and
- 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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.
Latest action (Jun 29, 2016): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Families · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 29, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.