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H.R. 2616 (119th): Parental Rights Over The Education and Care of Their Kids Act or the PROTECT Kids Act

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.

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Recorded summary

The bill conditions certain federal elementary and secondary education funds on public elementary and middle schools obtaining parental consent before changing a minor student's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on school forms, or changing sex-based accommodations such as locker room or bathroom access. The consent requirement applies to elementary schools and schools serving only grades 5-8.

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Theological note: The measure bears on parental authority over the upbringing of children and on the protection of minors from school-facilitated changes to their sex-based identity and accommodations without parental knowledge. Scripture places children under parental nurture and instruction, and it treats the integrity of created sexual difference as good, so the issue is directly relevant to family integrity and the care of minors.

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Roll 183 · 20-May-2026 5:13 PM · On Motion to Recommit · Failed

Yea 207 · Nay 208 · Other 15

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Roll 184 · 20-May-2026 5:21 PM · On Passage · Passed

Yea 217 · Nay 198 · Other 15

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