Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act
In committeeParental Rights Over The Education and Care of Their Kids Act or the PROTECT Kids Act This bill requires public elementary and middle schools, as a condition of receiving certain federal funds for elementary and secondary education, to obtain parental consent before changing a student's gender on school forms or changing a student's sex-based accommodations. Specifically, an elementary school or a school consisting of only grades 5-8 must obtain parental consent before changing a minor student's (1) gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form; or (2) sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms.
May 21, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Failed
The bill mandates that public elementary and middle schools obtain parental consent before changing a student's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on school forms or sex-based accommodations. It ties compliance to funding under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.