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Parental Freedom of Information Act

Introduced: May 15, 2001 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 16, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
May 15, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 15, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Parental Freedom of Information Act - Amends the General Education Provisions Act to require educational agencies or institutions, as a condition for receiving funds for applicable programs, to: (1) neither deny nor prevent the exercise of parental rights to review and inspect instructional materials used in their children's educational curricula; and (2) obtain parental consent before seeking specified types of information from minors, and before performing non-emergency medical psychological, or psychiatric examination, testing, treatment, or immunization of minors.
What's happening now July 16, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 15, 2001
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 15, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1854: Parental Freedom of Information Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1854/
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"H.R. 1854: Parental Freedom of Information Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1854/.
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H.R. 1854, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1854/.
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