HJRES127Referred to Committee
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-09-19
Introduced
13
Cosponsors
HJRES
ⓘType
Sponsor
Mary E. Miller
Republican · IL · Representative
Votes with party: 91.2% (647 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
- Agriculture$371k
Full profile: /officials/M001211
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (13)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Addison P. McDowell (R-NC-6)Original· 2025-09-19
- Ashley Hinson (R-IA-2)Original· 2025-09-19
- Ben Cline (R-VA-6)Original· 2025-09-19
- Mike Collins (R-GA-10)Original· 2025-09-19
- Sheri Biggs (R-SC-3)Original· 2025-09-19
- W. Gregory Steube (R-FL-17)Original· 2025-09-19
- Mike Haridopolos (R-FL-8)· 2025-09-30
- Ralph Norman (R-SC-5)· 2025-10-08
- Randy Fine (R-FL-6)· 2025-10-10
- John H. Rutherford (R-FL-5)· 2025-10-17
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI-6)· 2025-10-31
- Pat Harrigan (R-NC-10)· 2025-12-03
- Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11)· 2026-05-14
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-09-19
Plain-English Summary
This proposed constitutional amendment would establish that parents have a fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children, and would allow parents to challenge government actions that interfere with these decisions. The amendment would affect families across the country by potentially limiting the government's ability to regulate parenting choices, educational decisions, and child-rearing practices without parental consent. The proposal is currently under review by the House Judiciary Committee.
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Subjects
Families
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