H.R. 2616

Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act

Sponsor: Tim Walberg

4 cosponsors
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Official summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service.

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.

Text of the bill

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Sec. 3. Prohibiting use of ESEA funds to teach gender ideology Added May 20

Where this section came from

Not in the first version (Introduced in House, Apr 3).

  1. May 20, 2026 · Engrossed in House H.Amdt. 220: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1224, in amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-26 is considered adopted. Official page › H.Res. 1224: On Ordering the Previous Question — Passed, 215–210 · Roll Call 140 H.Res. 1224: On Agreeing to the Resolution — Passed, 216–210 · Roll Call 141 On Motion to Recommit — Failed, 207–208 · Roll Call 183On Passage — Passed, 217–198 · Roll Call 184
What does "considered adopted" mean?

When a chamber approves a rule that says a change is "considered adopted", the change becomes part of the bill as soon as the rule passes, without a separate vote on the change itself.

Section 8526 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7906) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (6), by striking or;

(2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and

(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:

Text this section adds to the law

(7) to teach or advance concepts related to gender ideology, as defined in section 2 of Executive Order 14168 (90 Fed. Reg. 8615; relating to defending women from gender ideology extremism and restoring biological truth to the Federal Government); or