H.R. 650 119th Congress House

Families’ Rights and Responsibilities Act

Official title: To protect the right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children as a fundamental right.

Introduced: January 23, 2025 Introduced by: Virginia Foxx Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov

Families Child care and developmentChild healthCivil actions and liabilityElementary and secondary education

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Family relationshipsHealth information and medical recordsLegal fees and court costsReligion

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Jan 23, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 7

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
7 filings
SENATE
7 filings
State, Dept of (DOS)
7 filings
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
6 filings
White House Office
6 filings
Treasury, Dept of
3 filings
Education, Dept of
2 filings
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
1 filing

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Cosponsors 21

Shreve, Jefferson

Indiana · Sep 3, 2026

Grothman, Glenn

Wisconsin · Sep 1, 2026

Harris, Mark

North Carolina · Oct 3, 2025

Williams, Roger

Texas · Sep 2, 2025

Harrigan, Pat

North Carolina · Jul 15, 2025

Donalds, Byron

Florida · Jun 25, 2025

South Carolina · Apr 3, 2025

McDowell, Addison P.

North Carolina · Jan 31, 2025

Bilirakis, Gus M.

Florida · Jan 23, 2025

Finstad, Brad

Minnesota · Jan 23, 2025

Guthrie, Brett

Kentucky · Jan 23, 2025

Haridopolos, Mike

Florida · Jan 23, 2025

Higgins, Clay

Louisiana · Jan 23, 2025

Loudermilk, Barry

Georgia · Jan 23, 2025

McCormick, Richard

Georgia · Jan 23, 2025

Miller, Mary E.

Illinois · Jan 23, 2025

Rose, John W.

Tennessee · Jan 23, 2025

Weber, Randy K. Sr.

Texas · Jan 23, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 650: Families’ Rights and Responsibilities Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-650/

MLA

"H.R. 650: Families’ Rights and Responsibilities Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-650/.

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H.R. 650, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-650/.

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