THE POLICY LANDSCAPE
Rights, restrictions & the places between.
Federal HB2616 (2026)
Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act
Anti-LGBTQ+
Summary
PROTECT Kids Act Parental Rights Over The Education and Care of Their Kids Act
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Session
- 119th Congress
- Stage reported
- Passed one chamber
- First recorded action
- Latest action
- : Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Record retrieved
Bill types
As labelled in the project's tracker.
Forced Outing By SchoolsPronoun Ban
Links
- As introduced (PDF, hosted here)
- LegiScan record(opens another site)
- Official legislature page(opens another site)
- Introduced text (Apr 4, 2025) at Congress.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Introduced text (Jan 14, 2026) at Congress.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Engrossed text (May 21, 2026) at Congress.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Bill page on this site
Recorded actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| House | Introduced in House | |
| House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. | |
| House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | |
| House | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 12. | |
| House | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-441. | |
| House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 377. | |
| House | 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. | |
| House | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1224. (consideration: CR H3652-3659) | |
| 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. | |
| House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2616. | |
| House | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. | |
| House | Ms. Balint moved to recommit to the Committee on Education and Workforce. (CR H3658) | |
| House | The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX. | |
| House | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 2616, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Walberg demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced. | |
| House | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3660-3661) | |
| House | On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 207 - 208 (Roll no. 183). | |
| House | On passage Passed by recorded vote: 217 - 198 (Roll no. 184). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3652) | |
| House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | |
| Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
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