HR 2616
Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act
Summary
Parental Rights Over The Education and Care of Their Kids Act or the PROTECT Kids Act This bill requires public elementary and middle schools, as a condition of receiving certain federal funds for elementary and secondary education, to obtain parental consent before changing a student's gender on school forms or changing a student's sex-based accommodations. Specifically, an elementary school or a school consisting of only grades 5-8 must obtain parental consent before changing a minor student's (1) gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form; or (2) sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms.
Bill status
- Status
- Passed House
- Sponsor
- Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI-5]
- Cosponsors
- 4
- Policy area
- Education
- Introduced
- 2025-04-03
- Latest action
- 2026-05-21: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committee referrals
- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2026-05-21
- Education and Workforce Committee: House · Unknown · 2026-05-20
- Education and Workforce Committee: House · Unknown · 2026-05-20
- Education and Workforce Committee: House · Reported By · 2026-01-13
- Education and Workforce Committee: House · Markup By · 2025-04-09
Recent actions
- 2026-05-21: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2026-05-20: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2026-05-20: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 217 - 198 (Roll no. 184). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3652)
- 2026-05-20: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 217 - 198 (Roll no. 184). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3652)
- 2026-05-20: On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 207 - 208 (Roll no. 183).