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HR 2616 · 119th Congress · Education

PROTECT Kids Act

Introduced April 03, 2025 Latest action April 29, 2026 4 cosponsors

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Latest action

Rules 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.

Action timeline

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Apr 29, 2026
committee Rules 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.
Jan 13, 2026
committee Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-441.
Education and Workforce Committee
Jan 13, 2026
other Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 377.
Apr 09, 2025
committee Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Education and Workforce Committee
Apr 09, 2025
committee Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 12.
Education and Workforce Committee

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Jan 13, 2026 Reported in House
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Apr 03, 2025 Introduced in House
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  2. rfh / rfs — Referred to a committee for review.
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  4. pcs / pch — Placed on Calendar for floor consideration.
  5. eh / es — Engrossed. Passed by the originating chamber. Text is now what was actually voted on.
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  8. ath / ats — Agreed to. Both chambers settled on the same text.
  9. enr — Enrolled. Final reconciled text, sent to the President.
  10. pl — Public Law. Signed by the President. It's now law.
  11. pp — Public Print. Official printing post-enactment.

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Line-level diff between text versions of this bill — what actually changed at each legislative stage.

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+50 −8 27 unchanged
--- Introduced (House)
+++ Reported (House)
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[H.R. 2616 Introduced in House (IH)]
+[H.R. 2616 Reported in House (RH)]
<DOC>
+Union Calendar No. 377
119th CONGRESS
-1st Session
+2d Session
H. R. 2616
+
+[Report No. 119-441]
To require public elementary and middle schools that receive funds
under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to obtain
@@ -21,6 +24,20 @@
Mr. Walberg introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Workforce
+
+January 13, 2026
+
+Additional sponsors: Mr. Owens, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Onder, and
+Mr. Kiley of California
+
+January 13, 2026
+
+Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
+House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
+[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
+in italic]
+[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April
+3, 2025]
_______________________________________________________________________
@@ -40,14 +57,14 @@
This Act may be cited as the ``Parental Rights Over The Education
and Care of Their Kids Act'' or the ``PROTECT Kids Act''.
-SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT RELATED TO GENDER MARKERS, PRONOUNS, AND PREFERRED
-NAMES ON SCHOOL FORMS.
+SEC. 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 be
-required to obtain parental consent before changing a covered
-student's--
+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
@@ -61,4 +78,29 @@
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).
-<all>
+Union Calendar No. 377
+
+119th CONGRESS
+
+2d Session
+
+H. R. 2616
+
+[Report No. 119-441]
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+A BILL
+
+To require public elementary and middle schools that receive funds
+under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to obtain
+parental consent before changing a minor's gender markers, pronouns, or
+preferred name on any school form or sex-based accommodations,
+including locker rooms or bathrooms.
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+January 13, 2026
+
+Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
+House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Lobbying activity

Organizations whose LDA filings reference this bill, ranked by filing count. Position not disclosed — LDA does not require lobbyists to report support / oppose / monitor. Bill-number references can be stale (lobbyists sometimes copy text year-over-year), so verify against the filing description.

HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
EDU
4
filings · 2026 Q3
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
CIVEDU
2
filings · 2025 Q2
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
EDU
2
filings · 2025 Q1

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Cosponsors (4)

Members who signed on to support this bill.

Owens R
Miller R
Onder R
Kiley I