HI HR20

Affirms support for the Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which establishes parental rights to direct child upbringing and education as a fundamental constitutional right.

Proposes three constitutional provisions: declaring parental liberty as fundamental, requiring the highest order of governmental interest to infringe on this right, and prohibiting international law from superseding parental rights.

Cites the 2000 Supreme Court decision in Troxel v. Granville as creating confusion about the enforceability of parental rights, necessitating explicit constitutional protection.

Urges Congress to propose the Parental Rights Amendment to the states for ratification and directs transmission of the resolution to federal and state officials and parental rights organizations.