House joint resolution · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.
Sponsor: Rep. John Fleming R-LAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 5, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 24, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 3.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FLEMING, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H47):Article V--The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and…Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 848 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 3, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hjres/3
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
37778f8ad5897740675e5350b861d5d2f6891341722f7667bedc1ffffcef1f1e
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.J.Res. 3, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
17 cosponsors — 17 Republicans
0 of 17 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Steve King (R-IA), Steven LaTourette (R-OH), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Howard McKeon (R-CA), Pete Olson (R-TX), Mike Pence (R-IN), Bill Posey (R-FL), David Roe (R-TN), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Don Young (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 3009 (112th) National Wildlife Refuge Review Act of 2011
- H.R. 118 (112th) STOP the FEDS Act
Sponsor’s state and district
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.