Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.
Sponsored By: Representative Miller (IL)
Introduced
Summary
Establishes parental rights as a fundamental liberty. This proposed constitutional amendment would declare parents have a protected right to direct their children's upbringing, education, and care, and would protect choices of private, religious, or home schooling while allowing reasonable parental choices within public schools. It would require the government to meet a very high standard before limiting those rights and would bar denying parental rights on account of a child's disability.
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- Families: Parents would receive an explicit constitutional shield when disputing schooling or child-rearing decisions. This gives parents stronger legal standing to insist on private, religious, or home education options.
- Students and schools: Public-school policies that conflict with parental directions would face stricter limits, and schools would need to account for heightened parental authority in education choices.
- Governments and courts: Courts would be required to demand that the government show an interest of the highest order and that the interest is not otherwise served before infringing parental rights. The amendment also prevents denying rights based on disability.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Constitutional protection for parenting decisions
If enacted, parents would have a constitutional right to direct their child’s upbringing, education, and care. The United States and all States would not be able to limit these rights unless they prove an interest of the highest order that cannot be met another way. Courts would have to apply this very strict test to any law or action that affects parenting.
Parents could choose private or home school
If enacted, parents would be able to choose private, religious, or home schooling instead of public school. Parents could also make reasonable choices inside public schools for their child. These rights would apply against federal, state, and local policies.
No disability-based limits on parenting
If enacted, the government and courts would not be able to deny or limit parental rights because of a parent’s disability. Parents with disabilities would have the same constitutional protection to direct their child’s upbringing, education, and care.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Miller (IL)
IL • R
Cosponsors
Biggs (SC)
SC • R
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2]
IA • R
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10]
GA • R
Sponsored 9/19/2025
McDowell
NC • R
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6]
VA • R
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
FL • R
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Haridopolos
FL • R
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Norman
SC • R
Sponsored 10/8/2025
Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6]
FL • R
Sponsored 10/10/2025
Rutherford
FL • R
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
WI • R
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10]
NC • R
Sponsored 12/3/2025
Roll Call Votes
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