[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 36 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 36

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 30, 2019

 Mr. Banks (for himself, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. Posey, Mrs. 
 Hartzler, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Babin, Mr. Olson, Mr. Watkins, 
 Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Wright, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Budd, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Yoho, 
 and Mr. Walberg) submitted the following joint resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


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

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled   (two-thirds of each House 
concurring therein), 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:

                              ``Article--

    ``Section 1. The liberty of parents to direct the upbringing, 
education, and care of their children is a fundamental right.
    ``Section 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.
    ``Section 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.
    ``Section 4. The parental rights guaranteed by this article shall 
not be denied or abridged on account of disability.
    ``Section 5. This article shall not be construed to apply to a 
parental action or decision that would end life.''.
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