Also tagged in: Appellate courts, California, Commemorations, Congressional tributes, Constitution, Constitutional law, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Families
Latest Action: 05/21/2008 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4626)

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A resolution calling upon the Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District of California to uphold the fundamental and constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children.

5/21/2008--Introduced.

Commends the Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District in Los Angeles, California, for allowing a rehearing of the decision in the In re Rachel L. case, requiring parents to hold a teaching license in order to legally homeschool their children.

Calls upon the court to uphold the U.S. Supreme Court's opinion that parents have a fundamental and constitutional right to direct the upbringing and education of their children.


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Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Air pollution, California, Environmental health, Environmental protection, Environmental Protection Agency, Executive departments, Federal-state relations, Greenhouse gases, Law
Latest Action: 04/02/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2361)

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A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider the decision of the Administrator to deny the request of the State of California to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from new motor vehicles, and to complete further proceedings in accordance with the decision of the Supreme Court in Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency. 4/2/2008--Introduced. Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding Deadline and California Waiver Reconsideration Act - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), not later than June 30, 2009, to reconsider, and confirm or reverse, the decision to deny California's request to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from new motor vehicles.Requires the Administrator, not later than 60 days after this Act's enactment, to issue a finding in accordance with: (1) the Clean Air Act with respect to whether such emissions from one or more classes of new motor vehicles or engines causes or contributes [...]

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Also tagged in: Appellate courts, California, Commemorations, Congressional tributes, Constitution, Constitutional law, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Families
Latest Action: 06/03/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

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Calling upon the courts to uphold the fundamental and constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children.

4/3/2008--Introduced.

Commends the Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District in Los Angeles, California, for allowing a rehearing of the decision in the In re Rachel L. case, requiring parents to hold a teaching license in order to legally homeschool their children.

Calls upon the court to uphold the U.S. Supreme Court's opinion that parents have a fundamental and constitutional right to direct the upbringing and education of their children.


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Also tagged in: Anniversaries, Civil rights, Commemorations, Constitution, Constitutional amendments, Due process of law, Equality before the law, Law, Marriage, Minorities
Latest Action: 06/11/2007 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 431.

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Recognizing the 40th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia legalizing interracial marriage within the United States.

6/11/2007--Passed House without amendment.    (There is 1 other summary)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Observes the 40th Anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Loving v. Virginia.

Commemorates that case's legacy in: (1) ending the ban on interracial marriage in the United States; and (2) recognizing that marriage is one of the "basic civil rights of man" at the heart of the 14th Amendment protections.


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Also tagged in: Anniversaries, Children, Civil liberties, Commemorations, Congressional tributes, Criminal justice, Due process of law, Juvenile delinquency, Law, Right to counsel
Latest Action: 05/11/2007 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6030-6031 text as passed Senate: CR S6031 text of measure as introduced: CR S6023)

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A resolution commemorating the 40th anniversary of the landmark case In re Gault, et. al., in which the Supreme Court held that all children accused of delinquent acts and facing a proceeding in which their freedom may be curtailed have a right to counsel in the proceedings against them.

5/11/2007--Passed Senate without amendment.    (There is 1 other summary)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Recognizes and honors the 40th anniversary of In re Gault, et. al., the Supreme Court decision that extended the right to counsel to juveniles in criminal proceedings.


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Also tagged in: Constitution, Constitutional law, Decision making, Foreign policy, International affairs, International law, Judicial review, Law, Politics and government
Latest Action: 05/03/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the Constitution of the United States should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the Constitution of the United States.

5/3/2007--Introduced.

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial interpretations of the U.S. Constitution should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such judgments, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the Constitution.


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Also tagged in: Business, California, Civil rights, Commemorations, Congressional reporting requirements, Congressional tributes, Consumer complaints, Consumers, Contracts, Fair housing
Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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Condemning the existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urging States adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue. 1/31/2007--Introduced. Declares that the existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents is inconsistent with Supreme Court precedent and the Fair Housing Act of 1968. Commends: (1) California for taking a lead role in removing such covenants from housing documents; and (2) the states of Kansas and Washington, and the Missouri State Senate, for passing legislation to do so too. Urges the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to: (1) disseminate information regarding the removal of racially restrictive covenants from housing documents; (2) report to Congress on the number of complaints regarding such covenants; and (3) include the number of such covenants in the annual Fair Housing Report of data on each state. Urges states to enact laws that: [...]

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Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Agriculture, Business, Contracts, Department of the Interior, Executive departments, Federal-state relations, Infrastructure, Interstate compacts, Irrigation
Latest Action: 02/07/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.

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To impose limitations on the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to claim title or other rights to water absent specific direction of law or to abrogate, injure, or otherwise impair any right to the use of any quantity of water. 1/5/2007--Introduced. Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from claiming title or other rights to water in a state, other than for Indian reservation lands, absent specific direction of law, or from exercising authority so as to abrogate, injure, or otherwise impair any right to the use of any quantity of water: (1) that has been allocated in accordance with provisions of the Department of Justice Appropriations Act relating to suits for the adjudication of water rights by or pursuant to interstate compact and by a decision of the United States Supreme Court; (2) by requiring a change in the nature of use or the transfer of any right to use water or creating a limitation on the exercise of any right to use water; or (3) by modifying the delivery,[...]

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Also tagged in: Campaign funds, Civil liberties, Constitution, Constitutional law, Corruption in politics, Elections, Freedom of association, Freedom of speech, Government ethics, Law
Latest Action: 10/04/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H11302)

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Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo because the decision failed to recognize: (1) that the unlimited spending of large amounts of money on elections has a corrosive effect on the electoral process not simply because of direct transactions between those who give large amounts of money and candidates and elected officials but because the presence of unlimited amounts of money corrupts the process on a more fundamental level; and (2) other legitimate state interests which justify limiting money in campaigns, including the need to preserve the integrity of our republican form of government, restore public confidence in government, and ensure all citizens a more equal opportunity to participate in the political [...]

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