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Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] · R–IL
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-09-19 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This resolution proposes a constitutional amendment protecting parents’ ability to direct their children’s upbringing, education, and care. It would protect choices among public, private, religious, and home schooling, including reasonable choices within public schools. Federal and state governments would have to meet a demanding justification standard to infringe these rights, which could not be denied or restricted because of disability.
That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States
1. The liberty of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children is a fundamental right.
2. The parental right to direct education includes the right to choose, as an alternative to public education, private, religious, or home schools, and the right to make reasonable choices within public schools for one’s child.
3. Neither the United States nor any State shall infringe these rights without demonstrating that its governmental interest as applied to the person is of the highest order and not otherwise served.
4. The parental rights guaranteed by this article shall not be denied or abridged on account of disability.
The proposal would make parents’ freedom to direct their children’s upbringing, education, and care a fundamental constitutional right.
1. The liberty of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children is a fundamental right.
The education right would include choosing private, religious, or home schools instead of public education. Within public schools, it would protect parents’ reasonable choices for their own child.
2. The parental right to direct education includes the right to choose, as an alternative to public education, private, religious, or home schools, and the right to make reasonable choices within public schools for one’s child.
To infringe these rights, the federal government or a state would have to demonstrate that its governmental interest, as applied to the particular person, is of the highest importance and cannot be served another way.
3. Neither the United States nor any State shall infringe these rights without demonstrating that its governmental interest as applied to the person is of the highest order and not otherwise served.
The proposed amendment would prohibit denying or restricting its parental rights because of disability.
4. The parental rights guaranteed by this article shall not be denied or abridged on account of disability.
This is a constitutional amendment proposal, not an ordinary statute. Its text specifies that it would become part of the Constitution when ratified—formally approved—by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states.
That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States:
The supplied actions snapshot, updated September 19, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 19, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-19T23:36:56Z. 2025-09-19: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 2025-09-19: Introduced in House
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Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2025-09-19. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
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No congressionally directed spending for particular recipients or places was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
None identified in the reviewed text
No materially narrow preferential treatment or special exemption was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. Broad parental rights and equal protection from disability-based exclusion do not alone constitute targeted benefits. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
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