H.Res. 473 · 111th Congress
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.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Bob Goodlatte
- Introduced
- 2009-05-21
- Latest action
- 2009-08-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Summary
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.