1HOUSE · MAY 20, 2026
Passed the House
217–198PASSED
R 208–0 D 8–198 I 1–0
On Passage · roll 184 · 15 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act
Official title: To require public elementary and middle schools that receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to obtain parental consent before changing a minor's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form or sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms.
Sponsor: Rep. Tim Walberg R-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 3, 2025
- Committee actionApr 9, 2025
- Passed HouseMay 20, 2026 · 217–198
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 21, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2616.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2616, PROTECT Kids Act” on April 21, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on April 9, 2025”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 21, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61352
- CBO publication date
- April 21, 2025
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2616, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2616
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 22, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-441 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on January 13, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported January 13, 2026 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/441
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2616, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2616
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 22, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. WALBERG, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 60, April 3, 2025, Page H1418):Article I, Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 3, 2025 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2616, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2616
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 22, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
2 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 2616. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Procedural votes (1) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (1 House). Tap to show.
Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
- Send the bill back to committeeMotion to recommitHouse · May 20, 2026 · roll 183R 0–207 D 207–0 I 0–1207–208Failed
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 2 of 2 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
4 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 1 independent
0 of 4 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Kevin Kiley (I-CA), Mary Miller (R-IL), Robert Onder (R-MO), Burgess Owens (R-UT).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tim Walberg.
- H.R. 4307 (119th) Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act
- H.R. 4386 (119th) America the Beautiful Motorcycle Fairness Act
- H.Res. 117 (119th) Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.
- H.R. 2528 (119th) Association Health Plans Act
- H.R. 3170 (119th) Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025
- H.R. 5505 (119th) Equal Campus Access Act of 2026
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.