United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 36 (116th)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.
Introduced
30 January 2019
Last action
30 January 2019 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Sponsors
Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN], Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2], Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8], Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4], Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3], Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5], Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36], Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22], Steve Watkins, Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8], Ron Wright, Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11], Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC], Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1], Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3], Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5], Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4], Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5]
Subjects
Rule of law, Education
Source updated
3 January 2025
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.
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Timeline
30 January 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Source: Committee
30 January 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
30 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
30 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 30 January 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] · R · Sponsor
- Steve Watkins · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] · R · Sponsor
- Ron Wright · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-joint-resolution/36
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hjres/36
- us · 116-hjres-36 · source updated 3 January 2025