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Union Calendar No. 599 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 736 

[Report No. 118–706] 

To require elementary and middle schools that receive Federal funds to 

obtain parental consent before changing a minor child’s gender markers, 

pronouns, or preferred name on any school form or allowing a child 

to change the child’s sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms 

or bathrooms. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 1, 2023 

Mr. WALBERG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Education and the Workforce 

OCTOBER 1, 2024 

Additional sponsors: Mr. DUNN of Florida, Mr. MORAN, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mrs. MCCLAIN, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. SANTOS, and Mrs. 

HOUCHIN

OCTOBER 1, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 1, 2023] 


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A BILL 

To require elementary and middle schools that receive Federal funds to obtain parental consent before changing 

a minor child’s gender markers, pronouns, or preferred 

name on any school form or allowing a child to change 

the child’s sex-based accommodations, including locker 

rooms or bathrooms. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Parental Rights Over 

5 The Education and Care of Their Kids Act’’ or the ‘‘PRO6 TECT Kids Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT RELATED TO GENDER MARKERS, 

8 PRONOUNS, AND PREFERRED NAMES ON 

9 SCHOOL FORMS. 

10 (a) REQUIREMENT.—As a condition of receiving funds 

11 under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

12 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), a public elementary school 

13 and secondary school that receives funds under such Act 

14 shall obtain parental consent before changing a covered stu15 dent’s— 

16 (1) gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name 

17 on any school form; or 

18 (2) sex-based accommodations, including locker 

19 rooms or bathrooms. 

20 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) COVERED STUDENT.—The term ‘‘covered stu22 dent’’ means a minor who is— 

23 (A) an elementary school student; or 

24 (B) a student in any of the middle grades. 


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1 (2) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘elementary 

2 school’’, ‘‘middle grades’’, ‘‘parent’’, and ‘‘secondary 

3 school’’ have the meanings given the terms in section 

4 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

5 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 


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Union Calendar No. 599 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 736 

[Report No. 118–706] 

A BILL 

To require elementary and middle schools that rebathrooms. based accommodations, including locker rooms or or allowing a child to change the child’s sex- pronouns, or preferred name on any school form before changing a minor child’s gender markers, ceive Federal funds to obtain parental consent 

OCTOBER 1, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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