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Official Titles

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Official Title as Introduced

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


Actions Overview (1)

Date Actions Overview
03/31/2009Introduced in House

All Actions (3)

Date All Actions
04/27/2009Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Action By: Committee on the Judiciary
03/31/2009Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Action By: House of Representatives
03/31/2009Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

Cosponsors (141)

* = Original cosponsor
CosponsorDate Cosponsored
Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-48]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Davis, Geoff [R-KY-4]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Fallin, Mary [R-OK-5]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Heller, Dean [R-NV-2]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-52]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24]* 03/31/2009
Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]* 03/31/2009
Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4]* 03/31/2009
Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11]* 03/31/2009
Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10]* 03/31/2009
Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]* 03/31/2009
Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7] 04/23/2009
Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] 04/23/2009
Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] 04/23/2009
Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23] 04/23/2009
Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] 04/23/2009
Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-16] 04/23/2009
Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] 04/23/2009
Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] 04/23/2009
Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] 05/07/2009
Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] 05/07/2009
Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] 05/07/2009
Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] 05/07/2009
Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] 05/07/2009
Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] 05/07/2009
Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] 05/07/2009
Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-40] 05/21/2009
Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] 05/21/2009
Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] 05/21/2009
Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] 05/21/2009
Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-22] 05/21/2009
Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] 05/21/2009
Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] 06/11/2009
Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] 06/11/2009
Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-15] 06/17/2009
Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-21] 06/19/2009
Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5] 06/19/2009
Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] 06/19/2009
Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] 06/19/2009
Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] 06/19/2009
Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] 06/19/2009
Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] 06/26/2009
Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] 06/26/2009
Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] 06/26/2009
Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] 06/26/2009
Rep. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA-6] 07/16/2009
Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] 07/16/2009
Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4] 07/24/2009
Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] 07/24/2009
Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] 07/24/2009
Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42] 07/29/2009
Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] 07/29/2009
Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] 07/29/2009
Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] 07/29/2009
Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] 09/14/2009
Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] 09/14/2009
Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] 09/23/2009
Rep. Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1] 09/23/2009
Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] 09/23/2009
Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-9] 09/25/2009
Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] 09/25/2009
Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] 10/22/2009
Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] 10/22/2009
Rep. Austria, Steve [R-OH-7] 10/29/2009
Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] 11/03/2009
Rep. Bono Mack, Mary [R-CA-45] 11/07/2009
Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] 11/07/2009
Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] 11/19/2009
Rep. Lee, Christopher J. [R-NY-26] 12/16/2009
Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8] 03/16/2010
Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] 03/25/2010
Rep. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large] 04/20/2010
Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] 04/20/2010
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5] 04/20/2010
Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] 04/26/2010
Rep. Griffith, Parker [R-AL-5] 05/06/2010
Rep. Ellsworth, Brad [D-IN-8] 05/19/2010
Rep. Djou, Charles K. [R-HI-1] 07/13/2010
Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18] 07/20/2010
Rep. Graves, Tom [R-GA-9] 07/28/2010
Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] 08/10/2010
Rep. Johnson, Timothy V. [R-IL-15] 09/20/2010

Committees (1)

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Judiciary03/31/2009 Referred to
House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties04/27/2009 Referred to

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Subjects (5)


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Introduced in House (03/31/2009)

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 governmental interest as applied to the person is of the highest order and not otherwise served.

Provides 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.