House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Empower Parents to Protect their Kids Act
Official title: To require elementary schools and secondary schools that receive Federal funds to obtain parental consent before facilitating a child's gender transition in any form, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Mary Miller R-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 3, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 3, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5116.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 144, September 3, 2025, Page H3830):Article ISource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 3, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 9 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5116, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5116
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 20, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
15 cosponsors — 15 Republicans
0 of 15 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Russell Fry (R-SC), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Michael Guest (R-MS), Pat Harrigan (R-NC), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Addison McDowell (R-NC), Barry Moore (R-AL), Keith Self (R-TX), Elise Stefanik (R-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mary Miller.
- H.R. 7726 (119th) Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026
- H.R. 9360 (119th) Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress Sunset Act
- H.R. 7661 (119th) Stop the Sexualization of Children Act
- H.R. 4986 (119th) Parents Opt-in Protection Act
- H.R. 9608 (119th) Less Bureaucracy, Better Family Engagement Act
- H.R. 2870 (119th) Working Families Flexibility Act of 2025
Related bills
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 21, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.