Protect parents advocating at school board meetings and public forums with free-speech rights.

John James · Michigan · Republican

oversight impact 0.56 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 95%

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

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Occurrences

Protection for parents advocating at school board meetings or public forums, including free speech rights.

He commits to protecting parental advocacy speech.

Freedom Agenda - John James for Michigan
campaign · campaign_site · model gpt-5.4-mini

Parents who speak up at school board meetings are labeled extremists and shut down.

James frames his plan as protecting parents' ability to speak and participate at school board meetings, though the commitment is less explicit than the existing claim.

Press Releases - John James for Michigan
campaign · press_release · model gpt-5.4-mini

Evidence

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Congress.gov shows H.R. 5 as "Passed House" with latest Senate action only referral. The referred text included parents' "right to address the school board" and First Amendment findings.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): H.R. 5 contained provisions closely matching the commitment, but the official status shows it stopped after House passage and Senate referral rather than becoming law, so it did not deliver binding protection.

never same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.5 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Parents Bill of Rights Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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The Clerk lists Roll Call 161 on H.R. 5 as passed, 213-208, and records John James, Republican of Michigan, voting "Aye."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): James took concrete legislative action by voting for House passage of the Parents Bill of Rights Act, but this vote alone did not enact the promised free-speech protections.

never same_term A for effort

Roll Call 161 | Bill Number: H. R. 5 | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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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

James materially supported a closely related federal proposal, H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act, including voting for House passage in March 2023. The bill included provisions and findings tied to parents addressing school boards and First Amendment rights, but it did not become law and stopped after Senate referral. Because House passage alone did not create binding federal protection for parents advocating at school board meetings or public forums, the promised outcome was not delivered, though the legislative attempt merits an effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%