H.R. 736 118th Congress House

PROTECT Kids Act

Official title: To require elementary and middle schools that receive Federal funds to obtain parental consent before changing a minor child's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form or allowing a child to change the child's sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms.

Introduced: February 1, 2023 Introduced by: Tim Walberg Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov

Education Elementary and secondary educationSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

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Became law

Oct 1, 2024

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-706.

Oct 1, 2024

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 599.

Sep 11, 2024

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 12.

Sep 11, 2024

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Feb 1, 2023

Introduced in House

Feb 1, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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Latest action October 1, 2024

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 599.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Parental Rights Over The Education and Care of Their Kids Act or the PROTECT Kids Act

This bill requires elementary and middle schools, as a condition of receiving federal funds, to obtain parental consent under specified circumstances.

Specifically, an elementary school or a school consisting of only grades 5-8 must obtain parental consent before (1) changing a minor child's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form; or (2) allowing a child to change the child's sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms.

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