Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that continuous parental engagement in the schooling decisions impacting their children is to be commended, supported, and encouraged, and that current efforts to exclude parents or even label them as domestic terrorists should be condemned.
Policy area: Education

Summary:
This resolution recognizes the rights of parents to engage in the development and implementation of decisions impacting their children's school environment, curriculum, health, and well-being practices. It also condemns designating parents as domestic terrorists.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 735 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 735

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that continuous 
parental engagement in the schooling decisions impacting their children 
is to be commended, supported, and encouraged, and that current efforts 
to exclude parents or even label them as domestic terrorists should be 
                               condemned.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 21, 2021

 Mr. Issa (for himself, Mr. Cawthorn, Ms. Tenney, Mr. McClintock, Mr. 
  Garcia of California, Mr. Babin, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rice of 
   South Carolina, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Kelly of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. Perry, Mrs. Spartz, Mr. Budd, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Guest, 
 Mr. Mullin, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Cline, Mr. Weber of Texas, 
and Mrs. Steel) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
    to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that continuous 
parental engagement in the schooling decisions impacting their children 
is to be commended, supported, and encouraged, and that current efforts 
to exclude parents or even label them as domestic terrorists should be 
                               condemned.

Whereas parents and active, involved members of our communities have a First 
        Amendment right to express their personal opinions on schooling 
        decisions;
Whereas parents should be empowered to directly communicate with Federal, State, 
        and local education professionals regarding decisions that directly 
        shape and determine their children's education, development, health, and 
        well-being;
Whereas open and cooperative relationships between parents and schools have 
        significant and long-lasting positive effects on the academic and 
        socioemotional development of children;
Whereas parents' concerns over inappropriate or unwanted materials deserves to 
        be expressed and should be fully considered by school professionals;
Whereas parents are joining together to form grassroots organizations and 
        community coalitions to present concerns about numerous school policies 
        and practices;
Whereas parents are now collectively and constructively voicing deeply held and 
        valid concerns about divisive educational decisions with which they 
        strongly disagree; and
Whereas community input that is presented in a lawful and appropriate manner 
        should always be received and not discouraged: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes and appreciates the efforts of parents to 
        exercise their First Amendment freedoms, as well as their 
        inherent parental rights, to engage in the development and 
        implementation of the school environment, curriculum, health, 
        and well-being practices; and
            (2) condemns any and all designations from educational 
        professionals or any level of government to label active, 
        involved, and concerned parents as ``domestic terrorists''.
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