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

Bill: 118-hjres-38
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2023-03-01
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Child care and development

Constitution and constitutional amendments

Elementary and secondary education

Family relationships
Latest action: action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment stating that</p> <ul> <li>the liberty of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children is a fundamental right; </li> <li>the parental right to direct education includes the right to choose, as an alternative to public education, private, religious, or home schools, and the right to make reasonable choices within public schools for one's child; </li> <li>neither the United States nor any state shall infringe upon these rights without demonstrating that its governmental interest as applied to the person is of the highest order and not otherwise served; and</li> <li>the parental rights guaranteed by this amendment shall not be denied or abridged on account of disability. </li> </ul>

tv_txt: IA 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 38 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 1, 2023 Mrs. Lesko (for herself, Mr. Duncan , Mr. Banks , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Steube , Mr. Posey , and Mr. Lamborn ) submitted 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: — 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, as an alternative to public education, 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. The parental rights guaranteed by this article shall not be denied or abridged on account of disability. .