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House joint resolution · 111th Congress · Did not become law

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

H.J.Res. 42Introduced Mar 31, 2009Policy area: Families
Sponsor: Rep. Peter Hoekstra R-MI
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 27, 2009 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

141 cosponsors — 139 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 141 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Steve Austria (R-OH), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), J. Barrett (R-SC), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boehner (R-OH), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), John Boozman (R-AR), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Paul Broun (R-GA), Henry Brown (R-SC), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), John Campbell (R-CA), Eric Cantor (R-VA), John Carter (R-TX) and 111 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Peter Hoekstra.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-2 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.