Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the busing or involuntary assignment of students.

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Provides that nothing in the Constitution of the United States shall empower any official or court of the United States to issue any order requiring or encouraging, or directing or permitting any funds to be used or withheld to require or encourage the transportation or busing of pupils or students from one school to another or one school district to another or to force any student or students attending any elementary or secondary school in their own neighborhood, where such school is not established purposely to perpetuate segregation, to attend any other school against his or her choice, the choice of his or her parents, parent or guardian, in order to accomplish any objective or purpose, express or implied, under the Constitution.

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Timeline

1. 21 February 1973

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 February 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 21 February 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 21 February 1973

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Burke, J. Herbert [R-FL-12] · R · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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