House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

PROTECT Our Kids Act

H.R. 6816Introduced Dec 14, 2023Policy area: Education

Sponsor: Rep. Kevin Hern R-OK

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Where it went

IntroducedDec 14, 2023
Committee actionJun 13, 2024
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 5, 2024 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 475.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6816.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6816, PROTECT Our Kids Act” on June 18, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on June 13, 2024”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 18, 2024 ↗
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June 18, 2024
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 6816, 118th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6816
Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 21, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-574 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on July 5, 2024.
Source: Congress.gov, reported July 5, 2024 ↗
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H.R. 6816, 118th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 14, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HERN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 206, December 14, 2023, Page H6987):
Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Education
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 14, 2023 ↗
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H.R. 6816, 118th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 14, 2026
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

37 cosponsors — 37 Republicans

0 of 37 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Mark Alford (R-MO), Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), James Baird (R-IN), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Eric Burlison (R-MO), Ben Cline (R-VA), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Bob Good (R-VA), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Jake LaTurner (R-KS), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Gary Palmer (R-AL), David Rouzer (R-NC), Austin Scott (R-GA) and 7 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kevin Hern.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oklahoma in Congress · OK-1 district

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