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Parental Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution. The amendment's advocates say that it will allow parents' rights to direct the upbringing of their children, protected from federal interference, and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Amendment was first proposed during the 110th Congress as House Joint ...
According to Article XI, Section 3 of the state constitution, a proposed constitutional amendment must pass two consecutive general assemblies. The first time, it must pass by a simple majority ...
The only amendment to be ratified through this method thus far is the Twenty-first Amendment in 1933. That amendment is also the only one that explicitly repeals an earlier one, the Eighteenth Amendment (ratified in 1919), establishing the prohibition of alcohol. [4] Congress has also enacted statutes governing the constitutional amendment process.
This is a list of known applications made to the United States Congress by the state legislatures for a Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution under Article V of the Constitution which provides in pertinent part:
A Democratic-led House of Delegates panel on Wednesday advanced three proposed constitutional amendments, including a revised measure seeking to enshrine abortion rights in the state’s highest law.
The other veteran-related proposal, Constitutional Amendment 2, would increase a property tax exemption that all veterans can claim from $4,000 to $10,000. That amount could also increase in ...
Note: This category consists of proposals to amend the United States Constitution introduced in but not approved by Congress.Amendments approved by Congress and proposed to the states for consideration but not (yet) ratified by the required number of states to become part of the Constitution (whether expired or still pending) should be included in Category:Unratified amendments to the United ...
Biden on Friday released a statement saying the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) should be considered ratified and a new addition to the U.S. Constitution. "It is long past time to recognize the will ...