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Protecting Parental Rights Act

Introduced: February 9, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 9, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 9, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Parental Rights Act

This bill establishes a new federal criminal offense for administering a COVID-19 vaccine to a minor without the prior consent of a custodial parent or legal guardian of the minor. A violation is subject to a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Republican 12
Lesko, Debbie
· Mar 29, 2022
Hartzler, Vicky
· Mar 8, 2022
 R
Jackson, Ronny
Texas · Mar 8, 2022
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Mar 2, 2022
 R
Baird, James R.
Indiana · Feb 11, 2022
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Feb 11, 2022
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Feb 9, 2022
 R
Cammack, Kat
Florida · Feb 9, 2022
Davis, Rodney
· Feb 9, 2022
Ferguson, A.
· Feb 9, 2022
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Feb 9, 2022
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Feb 9, 2022
 R
Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · Feb 9, 2022
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Feb 9, 2022
 R
Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Feb 9, 2022
 R
Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Feb 9, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6676: Protecting Parental Rights Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6676/
MLA
"H.R. 6676: Protecting Parental Rights Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6676/.
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H.R. 6676, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6676/.
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[H.R. 6676: Protecting Parental Rights Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6676/)
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