H.R. 5Parents Bill of Rights Act

12 recorded actions296 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Julia Letlow [R-LA-05]
Cosponsors: 122 · 122 Republicans
Policy area: Education
Committees: Education and Workforce Committee, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Latest action: Mar 27, 2023 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

IntroducedMar 1, 2023
Passed the HouseMar 24, 2023
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

This bill establishes various rights of parents and guardians regarding the public elementary or secondary school education (including secondary career and technical education) of their children. Local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools must comply with the requirements of the bill in order to receive federal education funds.

Specifically, the bill requires schools to notify parents and guardians of their rights regarding the education of their children. These rights include the right to

review (and make copies of at no cost) the curriculum of their child's school;
know if the state alters its challenging academic standards;
meet with each teacher of their child at least twice each school year;
review the budget, including all revenues and expenditures, of their child's school;
inspect the books and other reading materials in the library of their child's school;
address the school board of the LEA;
receive information about violent activity in their child's school; and
know if their child is not grade-level proficient in reading or language arts at the end of 3rd grade.

Additional rights include the right to

receive information about any plans to eliminate gifted and talented programs or college credit programs in their child's school;
know the total number of school counselors in their child's school;
know if their child's school operates, sponsors, or facilitates athletic programs or activities that permit an individual whose biological sex is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designed for individuals whose biological sex is female;
know if their child's school allows an individual whose biological sex is male to use restrooms or changing rooms designated for individuals whose biological sex is female; and
receive timely information about any major cyberattack against their child's school.

Each LEA must (1) post on a publicly accessible website (or otherwise widely disseminate to the public) the curriculum for each grade level, and (2) include detailed budget information in its annual report card.

The bill provides for additional family educational and privacy rights, including by (1) prohibiting schools from acting as an agent of a parent for purposes of providing verifiable parental consent for a vaccination, (2) prohibiting schools from selling student information for commercial or financial gain, and (3) requiring schools to engage meaningfully with parents in developing privacy policies or procedures.

Roll calls on H.R. 512 roll calls on this measure

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Mar 23, 2023Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveMar 24, 2023

How every member votedHouse roll call 161

House Mar 24, 2023 · the primary vote

On Passage

Parents Bill of Rights Act

Passed

213 Yea 208 Nay 14 not voting

Party-line vote 5 of 421 voting members broke with their own party: 5 Republicans.

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All members435 members

Democratic213 members

Republican222 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors122 · 122 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 5 and vote against it. 72 signed when it was filed.

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Who lobbied on H.R. 533 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 5 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONfiled by AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP, PENN HILL GROUP

Budget/Appropriations · Government Issues · Telecommunications · Education +4 more15 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNIts PAC: Human Rights Campaign PAC

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice · Defense · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +6 more9 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

AMERICAN PRINCIPLES PROJECTIts PAC: American Principles Project PAC

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Budget/Appropriations · Education · Health Issues +2 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLCIts PAC: AMAZON.COM Services LLC Separate Segregated Fund

Telecommunications · Copyright/Patent/Trademark · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products +19 more7 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2024Filing

NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONfiled by VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES, NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONIts PAC: NEA Advocacy Fund

Budget/Appropriations · Education · Retirement · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +6 more6 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2023Filing

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS

Agriculture · Budget/Appropriations · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Disaster Planning/Emergencies +14 more4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2023Filing

LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Education · Government Issues · Telecommunications · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace +11 more4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2023Filing

ARC OF THE UNITED STATESfiled by THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES

Medicare/Medicaid · Retirement · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Unemployment +9 more3 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2023Filing

FAMILY POLICY ALLIANCE

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption · Education · Health Issues · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties3 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2023Filing

95 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-04. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.