Compare US HB 3462 (2023) and US SB 1709 (2023)
The introduced text of these two bills, side by side, with the wording they share.
- US HB 3462 (2023) · U.S. Congress · 2023 · Failed
- US SB 1709 (2023) · U.S. Congress · 2023 · Failed
398 shared 8-word phrases found in the introduced text of these two bills.
This highlights wording the two bills share in their introduced text. A shared passage may include text that both bills quote from the same existing law, not only language either one drafted. A match shows that the texts overlap; it does not show who drafted a bill, and filing order alone does not show which bill copied which.
| US HB 3462 (2023) | US SB 1709 (2023) |
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| To require elementary schools and secondary schools that receive Federal funds to obtain parental consent before facilitating a child’s gender transition in any form, and for other purposes. IN THE | To require elementary schools and secondary schools that receive Federal funds to obtain parental consent before facilitating a child’s gender transition in any form, and for other purposes. IN THE |
| A BILL To require elementary schools and secondary schools that receive Federal funds to obtain parental consent before facilitating a child’s gender transition in any form, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Empower Parents to 4 Protect Their Kids Act of 2023’’. 5 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 6 Congress finds the following: 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:20 Jun 13, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS | A BILL To require elementary schools and secondary schools that receive Federal funds to obtain parental consent before facilitating a child’s gender transition in any form, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Empower Parents to 4 Protect Their Kids Act of 2023’’. 5 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 6 Congress finds the following: 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:11 Jun 13, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS |
| parental and familial rights by encouraging or 2 instructing staff to deceive or withhold information 3 from parents if their child | parental 1 and familial rights by encouraging or instructing 2 staff to deceive or withhold information from parents 3 if their child |
| social gender transitions’’ by changing the 7 names and pronouns of children in school, or even 8 allowing children to change which sex | social gender transitions’’ by changing 6 the names and pronouns of children in school, or 7 even allowing children to change which sex |
| for overnight field 11 trips. 12 (2) Powerful teachers unions and activist orga- 13 nizations are pressuring more schools to adopt poli- 14 cies to enable and encourage children, of any age, to 15 change their ‘‘gender identity’’ at school without pa- 16 rental notice or consent. 17 (3) Contrary to the unfounded assertions of ac- 18 tivists, ‘‘socially transitioning’’ a child is not | for 9 overnight field trips. 10 (2) Powerful teachers unions and activist orga- 11 nizations are pressuring more schools to adopt poli- 12 cies to enable children, of any age, to change their 13 gender identity at school without parental notice or 14 consent. 15 (3) Contrary to the unfounded assertions of ac- 16 tivists, ‘‘socially transitioning’’ a child is not |
| intervention that has 22 immediate effects on a child’s psychology and a high 23 likelihood of changing the life path of a child. A | intervention that has immediate effects on a child’s 19 psychology and a high likelihood of changing the life 20 path of a child. A |
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| Any policies that attempt to circumvent pa- 5 rental authority are a violation of parents’ constitu- 6 tionally protected rights to direct the care, custody, 7 and upbringing of their children as recognized by 8 the Supreme Court. Further, policies that withhold 9 information from parents or ask children about inti- 10 mate details of their family life violate Federal stat- 11 utes designed to uphold a parent’s rights and duties 12 in education. School districts implementing such 13 policies are misrepresenting or entirely ignoring 14 these statutes and constitutional protections. 15 (5) Schools should never be allowed to intrude 16 on family life by misleading or excluding parents 17 and c… | Any policies that attempt to circumvent pa- 1 rental authority are a violation of parents’ constitu- 2 tionally protected rights to direct the care, custody, 3 and upbringing of their children as recognized by 4 the Supreme Court. Further, policies that withhold 5 information from parents or ask children about inti- 6 mate details of their family life violate Federal stat- 7 utes designed to uphold a parent’s rights and duties 8 in education. School districts implementing such 9 policies are misrepresenting or entirely ignoring 10 these statutes and constitutional protections. 11 (5) Schools should never be allowed to intrude 12 on family life by misleading parents and confusing 13 children… |
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| sex, or any action to facilitate a 5 ‘‘gender transition’’, including referral or rec- 6 ommendation to any third-party medical provider, 7 unless the employees have received express parental 8 consent to do so. 9 (2) School employees do not facilitate, encour- 10 age, or coerce students to withhold information from 11 their parents regarding the student’s ‘‘gender transi- 12 tion’’ or the student’s purported ‘‘gender identity’’, 13 where the student’s purported ‘‘gender identity’’ is | sex, or any action to facilitate a gender transition, 1 including referral or recommendation to any third- 2 party medical provider, unless the employees have 3 received express parental consent to do so. 4 (2) School employees do not facilitate, encour- 5 age, or coerce students to withhold information from 6 their parents regarding the student’s gender transi- 7 tion or the student’s purported gender identity, 8 where the student’s purported gender identity is |
| biological sex. 15 (3) School employees do not withhold or hide 16 information from parents about a student’s | biological sex. 10 (3) School employees do not withhold or hide 11 information from parents about a student’s |
| or coerce the parents of students, or students 23 themselves, to proceed with any treatment or | or coerce 16 the parents of students, or students themselves, to 17 proceed with any treatment or |
| gender 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:20 Jun 13, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS | gender. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:11 Jun 13, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS |
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