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HR 2616 · 119th Congress · HouseIn committee

Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act

In plain language: This bill requires public elementary and middle schools to get parental consent before changing a student's pronouns, preferred name, official records, or access to sex-separated facilities like bathrooms and locker rooms. Schools that fail to obtain parental permission would risk losing their federal education funding. Additionally, the bill prohibits public schools from using federal education money to teach or promote concepts related to gender ideology.

Provisional: our plain-language summary, pending review.

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People affected—The bill applies broadly to public elementary and middle school students, their parents, and school personnel in districts receiving ESEA funds, but precise counts cannot be determined from the bill text alone.
Fiscal magnitude—CBO cost estimate published (H.R. 2616, PROTECT Kids Act, 2025-04-21); dollar figure pending review extraction — see receipt
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Issues

What this bill touches.

LGBTQ+ policy−55Federal vs. state/local+30Curriculum & control−40

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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

Who it helps

  • Parents of elementary and middle school studentsGives parents the authority to grant or withhold consent before a federally funded public elementary or middle school can change their child's gender markers, pronouns, preferred name on school forms, or sex-based accommodations such as bathrooms or locker rooms (Sec. 2(a)).provisional

Who it burdens

  • Public elementary and middle schools receiving federal education fundsTakes on a requirement to obtain parental consent before changing a student's gender markers, pronouns, preferred name, or sex-based accommodations, and is prohibited from using Elementary and Secondary Education Act funds to teach or advance concepts related to gender ideology (Sec. 2(a), Sec. 3).provisional
  • Elementary and middle school students seeking pronoun, name, or facility accommodationsCannot have their gender markers, pronouns, preferred names on school forms, or sex-based accommodations (such as locker rooms or bathrooms) altered by the school without parental consent (Sec. 2(a)).provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) is coming in a later phase.

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

  1. Requires public elementary and middle schools receiving federal education funds to obtain parental consent before changing a student's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form.

    Sec. 2(a)(1)provisional

  2. Requires public elementary and middle schools receiving federal education funds to obtain parental consent before changing a student's sex-based accommodations, including access to bathrooms or locker rooms.

    Sec. 2(a)(2)provisional

  3. Prohibits the use of federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act funds to teach or promote concepts related to gender ideology.

    Sec. 3provisional

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Timeline

How it moved.

  1. May 21, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  2. May 20, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. May 20, 2026On passage Passed by recorded vote: 217 - 198 (Roll no. 184). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3652)
  4. May 20, 2026Passed/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)
  5. May 20, 2026On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 207 - 208 (Roll no. 183).
  6. Apr 29, 2026Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1224 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7567, H.R. 2616, S. Con. Res. 33, S. 1318 and H.R. 1346. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 7567 under a structured rule and H.R. 2616, S. Con. Res. 33, S. 1318, and H.R. 1346 under a closed rule, with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 7567, H.R. 2616, and H.R. 1346, and one motion to commit on S. 1318.
  7. Jan 13, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-441.
  8. Jan 13, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-441.
  9. Apr 9, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 12.
  10. Apr 3, 2025Introduced in House
  11. Apr 3, 2025Introduced in House

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