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Bill: 119-HR2616
PROTECT Kids Act
Last action: 5-20-2026
Version: 2026012515
Current status: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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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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1. Short title2. Parental consent requirement related to gender markers, pronouns, and preferred names on school forms and sex-based accommodations

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the "Parental Rights Over The Education and Care of Their Kids Act " or the "PROTECT Kids Act".

2. Parental consent requirement related to gender markers, pronouns, and preferred names on school forms and sex-based accommodations

(a) Requirement - As a condition of receiving funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), a public school that receives funds under such Act shall obtain parental consent before changing a covered student’s—

(1) gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form; or

(2) sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms.

(b) Definitions - In this section:

(1) Covered student - The term "covered student" means a minor who is—

(A) an elementary school student; or

(B) a student in any of the middle grades.

(2) ESEA terms - The terms "elementary school", "middle grades", and "parent" have the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).

January 13, 2026Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed