A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to parental rights.
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (May 14, 2009)
Constitutional Amendment - States that the liberty of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children is a fundamental right.
States that neither the United States nor any state shall infringe upon this right without demonstrating that its government interest as applied to the child involved is of the highest order and not otherwise served.
States that 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.
What just happenedMay 14, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
- May 14, 2009IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - May 14, 2009IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate