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H.J.Res. 121: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.

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H.J.Res. 121: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.

115th Congress · introduced 2017-11-16 · Families · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-11-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

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

Plain summary

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment stating that: the liberty of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children is a fundamental right; 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; 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; the parental rights guaranteed by this amendment shall not be denied or abridged on account of disability; and this amendment shall not be construed to apply to a parental action or decision that would end life.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

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

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] · 20 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Ted Budd (R-NC), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Jim Banks (R-IN), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Brian Babin (R-TX), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Ken Calvert (R-CA)

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Constitutional amendment
A change to a constitution. In Texas the Legislature proposes an amendment with a joint resolution passed by two-thirds of the members of each chamber. It takes effect only if a majority of the people voting on it approve it. In Florida, an amendment needs at least 60% of the votes cast on it to pass.
Joint resolution
In Texas, the type of measure the Legislature uses to propose a constitutional amendment (marked HJR or SJR). The governor does not sign or veto it; the voters decide. In Congress a joint resolution can also be used like a bill. In Florida, a joint resolution passed by three-fifths of the members of each chamber puts a constitutional amendment on the ballot.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hjres121 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115