Posts Tagged ‘updates’
One Week Until Giving Tuesday: Standing With Families Nationwide
Giving Tuesday is just one week away. Next Tuesday, December 2, marks one of the most crucial moments of the year as parents and advocates join together in supporting efforts to improve our nation by strengthening families. The challenges are real. Across the country, parents are navigating policies and proposals that ignore their role in…
Read MoreVoices for Parental Rights Across the Country
As we continue our virtual Road to Parental Rights, we are highlighting the voices of parents and advocates who have faced challenges in their own communities and stepped forward with courage. Their experiences show the real world impact of parental rights across the country and remind us that this movement grows stronger when ordinary people…
Read MoreObstacles on the Road to Parental Rights
As we continue our journey along The Road to Parental Rights, this week we confront the challenges that stand in the way. Across the nation, parents are encountering barriers that strike at the heart of their most fundamental responsibilities. Whether in classrooms, hospitals, or courtrooms, the freedom to guide a child’s upbringing and care is…
Read MoreThe Road to Parental Rights Begins
This Giving Tuesday (December 2), we invite you to join us on The Road to Parental Rights, a national journey that traces both the history and the continuing importance of one of our most essential liberties: the right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children. The concept of parental rights…
Read MoreTexas Adopts State Parental Rights Amendment
On Tuesday, Texas voters chose overwhelmingly to add parental rights to their state’s constitution. Supported by Texas Home School Coalition (THSC), Texas Public Policy Foundation, and the Family Freedom Project, the ballot proposition will add to the Texas Constitution the right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children. Your Parental…
Read MoreShutdown Not Stopping the Parental Rights Amendment
A partisan budgeting impasse shut down parts of the federal government on October 1, but that hasn’t stopped the Parental Rights Amendment from moving forward in Congress. On October 1, House Joint Resolution 127 (H.J. Res 127), introducing the Parental Rights Amendment and led by Illinois Rep. Mary Miller, had seven cosponsors. Today, after a…
Read MoreNewsom Signs AB 495 Against Parental Rights
California Governor Gavin Newsom on October 12 signed Assembly Bill 495 into law. This is the bill that allows any adult to sign an affidavit and take charge of major life decisions of a minor child without the knowledge or consent of the parent. Under the law, the person must sign a sworn “Caregiver’s Authorization…
Read MoreTexas: Vote ‘Yes’ on Proposition 15
This November, your ballot will include the opportunity to enshrine fundamental parental rights in the Texas Constitution. Proposition 15 (Senate Joint Resolution 34) would amend the Texas Constitution to include language that recognizes and affirms a parent’s “responsibility to nurture and protect the parent’s child and the corresponding fundamental right to exercise care, custody, and…
Read MoreFrom ‘Resolutionary’ to Victor
PRF President Michael Ramey with Senator Liz Brown (right) and Esther (far left) and her family at the IFI Fall Dinner October 6, 2025. On Monday, October 6, I had the pleasure of attending the annual Fall Dinner of the Indiana Family Institute, as they gathered to celebrate recent legislative victories and honor parental rights…
Read MoreParental Rights Amendment Introduced in Congress
On Friday, September 19, Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL-15) introduced a resolution to Congress proposing the Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. By Tuesday, the resolution had been assigned a number: House Joint Resolution (HJRes) 127. At the time of introduction, the resolution had the support of six cosponsors: Reps. Sheri Biggs (R-SC-3), Ashley Hinson…
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