Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.

Bill: 114-hjres-91
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2016-04-26
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: 2016-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-04-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Constitutional Amendment</b></p> <p>This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment stating that:</p> <ul> <li>the liberty of parents to direct the education of their children is a fundamental right;</li> <li>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;</li> <li>no treaty may be adopted nor shall any source of international law be employed to supersede, modify, interpret, or apply to any of the rights of parents guaranteed by this article, any other provision of the U.S. Constitution, federal law, or any state constitution or law; and</li> <li>the rights guaranteed by this amendment shall not be denied or abridged on account of disability. </li> </ul>

tv_txt: IA 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 91 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 26, 2016 Mr. Franks of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Schweikert , Mr. Salmon , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Stewart , Mr. Messer , Mr. Pitts , Mr. Huelskamp , Mr. Culberson , Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , and Mr. Hensarling ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was 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 within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:  — 1. The liberty of parents to direct the education of their children is a fundamental right. 2. 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. 3. No treaty may be adopted nor shall any source of international law be employed to supersede, modify, interpret, or apply to any of the rights of parents guaranteed by— (1) this article; (2) any other provision of this Constitution; (3) the laws of the United States; or (4) the constitutions or laws of the several States. 4. The rights guaranteed by this article shall not be denied or abridged on account of disability. .