Posts Tagged ‘Congress’
Look What’s Now in Both Houses of Congress!
Dear Champion of Parental Rights, I wanted to share an exciting update with you. This afternoon, the Parental Rights Amendment was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives! Congressman Randy Hultgren (R-IL 14), the lead sponsor of the resolution, was joined by 15 original cosponsors when he submitted the Amendment. The Amendment has been numbered…
Read MoreKeep Calling – Time Is Short to Be “Original”
Keep calling your congressman! In the first three days of calls last week, we added four original cosponsors to the Parental Rights Amendment in the House, and though calls have let up, we have added another since then. Currently joining lead sponsor Randy Hultgren (R-IL) on the PRA resolution are Reps. Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Tim…
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Exciting News—
It’s Time to Act!
Exciting News: It’s Time to Act! Great news! Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) has announced he is ready to introduce the Parental Rights Amendment in the U.S. House of Representatives. This means the PRA will soon have been proposed in both chambers of Congress; Sen. Lindsey Graham has already submitted companion resolution S.J.Res. 48 in the…
Read MoreBe a Resolutionary
It’s not a typo. We are calling on volunteers and state lawmakers to become “resolutionaries” for parental rights. What is a “resolutionary,” you ask? Well, as a revolutionary starts a revolution, we are looking for “resolutionaries” in each state to start a resolution—a state resolution calling on Congress to adopt the Parental Rights Amendment, that…
Read MoreParental Rights Heating up on Capitol Hill
Picture: ParentalRights.org President Jim Mason and Gov’t Relations Director Will Estrada on Capitol Hill with Diane Redleaf of The Family Defense Center and Suzanne Sellers of Families Organizing for Child Welfare Justice, part of a 12-member coalition for parental rights ParentalRights.org President Jim Mason met with Senator Lindsey Graham’s staff last Tuesday to lay the…
Read MoreHow Do We Unite Congress?
Between health care bills, Neil Gorsuch, and the Russian election investigation, one thing is painfully clear: Congress is as divided now as it has ever been. Democrats and Republicans, seemingly never quick to collaborate, are having even more trouble than usual finding common ground. So how can we bring them together? To pass an amendment…
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