U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 5116
Empower Parents to Protect their Kids Act
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.
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- Sponsor
- Mary E. MillerR-IL-15
- Introduced
- September 3, 2025, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Education (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (15)
15 Republicans. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Sheri BiggsR-SC-3
- Lauren BoebertR-CO-4
- Pat HarriganR-NC-10
- Diana HarshbargerR-TN-1
- Anna Paulina LunaR-FL-13
- Nancy MaceR-SC-1
- Barry MooreR-AL-1
- Keith SelfR-TX-3
- Elise M. StefanikR-NY-21
Signed on later
- Clay HigginsR-LA-3September 4, 2025
- Glenn GrothmanR-WI-6September 8, 2025
- Michael GuestR-MS-3September 9, 2025
- Addison P. McDowellR-NC-6September 15, 2025
- Russell FryR-SC-7October 17, 2025
- Gabe EvansR-CO-8January 7, 2026
Withdrew
- Dwight EvansD-PA-3withdrew January 20, 2026