Text of US HB 2616 (2026)
Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act
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119TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 2616
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 pre-
ferred name on any school form or sex-based accommodations, including
locker rooms or bathrooms.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 3, 2025
Mr. WALBERG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Workforce
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, includ-
ing locker rooms or bathrooms.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Parental Rights Over
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The Education and Care of Their Kids Act’’ or the ‘‘PRO-
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TECT Kids Act’’.
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT RELATED TO GENDER MARKERS,
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PRONOUNS, AND PREFERRED NAMES ON
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SCHOOL FORMS.
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(a) REQUIREMENT.—As a condition of receiving
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funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), a public school that
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receives funds under such Act shall be required to obtain
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parental consent before changing a covered student’s—
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(1) gender markers, pronouns, or preferred
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name on any school form; or
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(2) sex-based accommodations, including locker
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rooms or bathrooms.
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(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) COVERED
STUDENT.—The term ‘‘covered
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student’’ means a minor who is—
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(A) an elementary school student; or
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(B) a student in any of the middle grades.
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(2) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘elementary
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school’’, ‘‘middle grades’’, and ‘‘parent’’ have the
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meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
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(20 U.S.C. 7801).
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