On the recordMarch 23, 2023
Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Kentucky will be postponed. Amendment No. 16 Offered by Mr. McCormick The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 16 printed in House Report 118-12. Mr. McCORMICK. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk to H.R. 5. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 11, line 23, insert ``and on any violations of the rights specified in paragraph (1)'' after ``agency''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 241, the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. McCormick) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Georgia. Mr. McCORMICK. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to discuss my amendment to H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act. I speak to all of you as a father of seven, an educator for 4 years, both in public and private schools, and a youth minister for over 20 years. It is important to note that as we discuss this legislation, we are not guaranteed just local control in our Constitution, but we are also guaranteed inalienable, individual rights even when inconvenient to the local government, because the ultimate minority we need to protect is the individual. For amendment No. 16, it clarifies H.R.…





