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Committee advances Protect Kids Act requiring parental consent for name/pronoun changes in K–8
Summary
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce voted to report HR 2616, the Protect Kids Act, to the full House after adopting an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce voted to report HR 2616, the Protect Kids Act, to the full House after adopting an amendment in the nature of a substitute. The committee’s recorded vote on reporting the bill was 18 yeas and 12 nays.
Representative Wahlberg (chair) described the bill as a "common sense" requirement that federally funded elementary and middle schools obtain parental consent before changing a student’s gender marker, pronouns, preferred name on school forms, or sex‑based accommodations such as locker rooms or bathrooms. "The most important…
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