Question 1

What does HR2616 do?

Accepted Answer

The PROTECT Kids Act establishes a federal mandate requiring public elementary and middle schools that receive federal education funding to obtain explicit parental consent before making any changes to a student's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred names on school forms, as well as before altering a student's access to sex-based accommodations such as bathrooms and locker rooms. This legislation represents a significant federal intervention into school administrative practices and student identity matters, conditioning continued receipt of Elementary and Secondary Education Act funding on compliance with these parental notification and consent requirements. The bill fundamentally reorients the relationship between schools, students, and parents regarding gender identity matters by establishing parental authority as a prerequisite for any school recognition of a student's gender identity that differs from their assigned sex at birth or legal name.

Question 2

Who sponsored HR2616?

Accepted Answer

Tim Walberg, Burgess Owens, Mary Miller, Robert Onder, Kevin Kiley

Question 3

What is the status of HR2616?

Accepted Answer

Introduced as of April 3, 2025.

H.R.2616

H. R. 2616