H.R. 2616 · Passed House · Education

Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act

Sponsor: Tim Walberg (R-MI)

What it does

• Requires public elementary and middle schools receiving certain federal education funds to obtain parental consent before changing a minor student's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form.
• Requires parental consent before changing a student's sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms.
• Applies to elementary schools and to schools consisting only of grades 5 through 8.

Official summary

Parental Rights Over The Education and Care of Their Kids Act or the PROTECT Kids Act This bill requires public elementary and middle schools, as a condition of receiving certain federal funds for elementary and secondary education, to obtain parental consent before changing a student's gender on school forms or changing a student's sex-based accommodations. Specifically, an elementary school or a school consisting of only grades 5-8 must obtain parental consent before changing a minor student's (1) gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form; or (2) sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms.

Latest action

May 21, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Committee: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions