[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 2616 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 377
119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2616

                          [Report No. 119-441]

  To require public elementary and middle schools that receive funds 
  under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to obtain 
parental consent before changing a minor's gender markers, pronouns, or 
    preferred name on any school form or sex-based accommodations, 
                  including locker rooms or bathrooms.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 3, 2025

 Mr. Walberg introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on Education and Workforce

                            January 13, 2026

Additional sponsors: Mr. Owens, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Onder, and 
                        Mr. Kiley of California

                            January 13, 2026

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 
                                3, 2025]


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                                 A BILL


 
  To require public elementary and middle schools that receive funds 
  under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to obtain 
parental consent before changing a minor's gender markers, pronouns, or 
    preferred name on any school form or sex-based accommodations, 
                  including locker rooms or bathrooms.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Parental Rights Over The Education 
and Care of Their Kids Act'' or the ``PROTECT Kids Act''.

SEC. 2. PARENTAL CONSENT REQUIREMENT RELATED TO GENDER MARKERS, 
              PRONOUNS, AND PREFERRED NAMES ON SCHOOL FORMS AND SEX-
              BASED ACCOMMODATIONS.

    (a) Requirement.--As a condition of receiving funds under the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et 
seq.), a public school that receives funds under such Act shall obtain 
parental consent before changing a covered student's--
            (1) gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any 
        school form; or
            (2) sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or 
        bathrooms.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered student.--The term ``covered student'' means a 
        minor who is--
                    (A) an elementary school student; or
                    (B) a student in any of the middle grades.
            (2) ESEA terms.--The terms ``elementary school'', ``middle 
        grades'', and ``parent'' have the meanings given such terms in 
        section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
                                                 Union Calendar No. 377

119th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2616

                          [Report No. 119-441]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To require public elementary and middle schools that receive funds 
  under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to obtain 
parental consent before changing a minor's gender markers, pronouns, or 
    preferred name on any school form or sex-based accommodations, 
                  including locker rooms or bathrooms.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            January 13, 2026

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed