Require parent opt-in for surveys, health screenings, and instruction on controversial subjects, and prohibit schools from withholding child health information from parents.

John James · Michigan · Republican

policy impact 0.85 specificity 0.94 extraction confidence 97%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Occurrences

Parents must be notified and have opt-IN rights for surveys, health screenings, or instruction on controversial subjects. Schools must be prohibited from withholding information from parents about a childs mental, emotional, or physical health.

He promises opt-in rules and parental access to child health information.

Freedom Agenda - John James for Michigan
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control over their children’s health care decisions

James promises parents control over their children's health care decisions.

Press Releases - John James for Michigan
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In bid for governor, John James proposes 'bill of rights' for Michigan parents

A campaign headline reports James proposing a bill of rights for parents, implying related school and child-information rights.

News - John James for Michigan
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Evidence

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The House report says H.R. 5 required prior notice and parental consent before medical examinations or screenings, prior written parental consent for covered student surveys, parent inspection rights for instructional materials, and a right to know when school staff address a student's mental health or safety. It also records that Rep. John James offered an amendment on curriculum/library review access without nondisclosure agreements, adopted by voice vote.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official House record shows serious federal action on several elements of the commitment, including surveys, screenings, instructional materials, and child health/safety information, plus a concrete John James amendment. This was legislative effort, not final enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

H. Rept. 118-9 - Parents Bill of Rights Act
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 5 with the status Passed House. The actions show House passage on March 24, 2023 by recorded vote 213-208, followed by the latest action on March 27, 2023: received in the Senate, read twice, and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official bill tracker shows no enacted public law or completed Senate action. As of the refresh, searches found no newer August 14-16, 2026 official delivery action changing that status.

never same_term A for effort

H.R.5 - Parents Bill of Rights Act, 118th Congress - All Information
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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

The promised federal requirement was not enacted. H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act, covered key parts of the promise including parental consent for certain surveys and screenings, parental access to curriculum/materials, and parent notification rights related to student health or safety, and John James materially participated through an adopted amendment. But the bill only passed the House on March 24, 2023 and was referred to the Senate HELP Committee on March 27, 2023, with no Senate passage or public law. Under the federal campaign context, this is a serious same-term legislative attempt, not delivery of the promised binding requirement.

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