US Congress Senate Joint Resolution 37 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on June 4 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-06-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Constitutional Amendment - States that the liberty of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children is a fundamental right. Declares further that the parental right to direct education includes the right to choose public, private, religious, or home schools, and the right to make reasonable choices within public schools for one's child. States that neither the United States nor any state shall infringe upon this right without demonstrating that its governmental interest, as applied to the person, is of the highest order and not otherwise served. Prohibits this article from being construed to apply to a parental action or decision that would end life. Declares 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.

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.

Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]
Sen. James Risch [R-ID]	Sen. Richard Shelby [R-AL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-06-04	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HJR50 (Same As) 2013-07-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/37/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/sjres37/BILLS-113sjres37is.pdf