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

Bill: 113-sjres-37
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Introduced: 2014-06-04
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Child care and development

Constitution and constitutional amendments

Elementary and secondary education

Family relationships

International law and treaties
Latest action: action_date: 2014-06-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-06-04
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Constitutional Amendment - States that the liberty of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children is a fundamental right.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Prohibits this article from being construed to apply to a parental action or decision that would end life.</p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: IIA 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. J. RES. 37 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 4, 2014 Mr. Graham introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.

That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States:  — 1. The liberty of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children is a fundamental right. 2. 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. 3. Neither the United States nor any State shall infringe these rights without demonstrating that its governmental interest as applied to the person is of the highest order and not otherwise served. 4. This article shall not be construed to apply to a parental action or decision that would end life. 5. 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 article. .