# 119-hjres-127: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.

119-hjres-127, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hjres-127
- Congress: 119
- Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10] (R-GA), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6] (R-NC), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] (R-GA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Constitutional protection for parenting decisions: benefit, high. 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…
- Parents could choose private or home school: benefit, high. 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: benefit, medium. 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.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-45: FIND Act
- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1773: Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1232: National Right-to-Work Act

## Sources
- [119-hjres-127 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/127)

## Related
- [119-hr-45: FIND Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-45)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7)
- [119-hr-1773: Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1773)
- [119-hr-1232: National Right-to-Work Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1232)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hjres-127 (as of 2026-09-21).