HR 6056 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Parents Bill of Rights Act

Introduced Nov 19, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Julia Letlow R-LA

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Latest action · Nov 19, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedNov 19, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Parents Bill of Rights Act

This bill outlines various rights of parents and guardians regarding the elementary or secondary school education of their children. Among other requirements, the bill (1) directs local educational agencies to publicly post the curriculum for each elementary and secondary school grade level; and (2) requires schools to notify parents and guardians of their rights, including the right to review the school's curriculum and budget.

Cosponsors 116

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 19, 2021 to Nov 30, 2022; 73 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-TXAugust PflugerOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-ALBarry MooreOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-TXBeth Van DuyneOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-MIBill HuizengaOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-FLBrian J. MastOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-WIBryan SteilOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-UTBurgess OwensOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-FLCarlos A. GimenezOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-NYChris JacobsOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-LAClay HigginsOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-PADaniel MeuserOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-TNDavid KustoffOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-NCDavid RouzerOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-AZDebbie LeskoOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-TNDiana HarshbargerOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-CODoug LambornOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-NYElise M. StefanikOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-PAFred KellerOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-LAGarret GravesOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-WIGlenn GrothmanOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-PAGlenn ThompsonOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-NCGregory F. MurphyOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-MIJack BergmanOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-KSJake LaTurnerOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-INJames R. BairdOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-CAJay ObernolteOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalNov 19, 2021
D-NJJefferson Van DrewOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-INJim BanksOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-PAJohn JoyceOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-FLKat CammackOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-OKKevin HernOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-CAKevin McCarthyOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-NCMadison CawthornOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-IAMariannette Miller-MeeksOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-OKMarkwayne MullinOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-MSMichael GuestOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-FLMichael WaltzOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-CAMichelle SteelOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-ILMike BostOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-LAMike JohnsonOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-PAMike KellyOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-NYNicole MalliotakisOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-IARandy FeenstraOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalNov 19, 2021
R-NCRichard HudsonOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-GARick W. AllenOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-WIScott FitzgeraldOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-LASteve ScaliseOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-MSSteven M. PalazzoOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-MITim WalbergOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-FLVern BuchananOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-NCVirginia FoxxOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeOriginalNov 19, 2021
R-VABen ClineNov 23, 2021
R-OHBob GibbsNov 23, 2021
R-CADavid G. ValadaoNov 23, 2021
R-MNPete StauberNov 23, 2021
R-NCTed BuddNov 23, 2021
R-KSTracey MannNov 23, 2021
R-IAAshley HinsonNov 30, 2021
R-WVCarol D. MillerNov 30, 2021
R-NJChristopher H. SmithNov 30, 2021
R-TNTim BurchettNov 30, 2021
R-INJackie WalorskiDec 1, 2021
R-VARobert J. WittmanDec 1, 2021
R-TXRonny JacksonDec 1, 2021
R-OKStephanie I. BiceDec 1, 2021
R-CATom McClintockDec 1, 2021
R-WADan NewhouseDec 2, 2021
R-AZPaul A. GosarDec 2, 2021
R-TNScott DesJarlaisDec 2, 2021
R-FLScott FranklinDec 2, 2021
R-TXVan TaylorDec 2, 2021
R-ARJ. French HillDec 7, 2021
R-SCJoe WilsonDec 7, 2021
R-CAKen CalvertDec 7, 2021
R-WYLiz CheneyDec 7, 2021
R-TXMichael C. BurgessDec 7, 2021
R-MNTom EmmerDec 7, 2021
R-FLByron DonaldsDec 8, 2021
R-MOVicky HartzlerDec 8, 2021
R-PALloyd SmuckerDec 14, 2021
R-ILRodney DavisJan 6, 2022
R-GAAndrew S. ClydeJan 10, 2022
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonJan 10, 2022
R-KYBrett GuthrieJan 18, 2022
R-OHMike CareyJan 18, 2022
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartFeb 22, 2022
R-SCTom RiceMar 1, 2022
R-ALJerry L. CarlMay 11, 2022
R-CAConnie ConwayJul 26, 2022
R-GAA. Drew Ferguson IVAug 26, 2022
R-SCRalph NormanSep 28, 2022
R-TXDan CrenshawSep 30, 2022
R-TXPat FallonNov 16, 2022
R-MNBrad FinstadNov 30, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Nov 19, 2021

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 19, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Nov 19, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

In the Congressional Record 3

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H7075John Joyce R-PAJul 26, 2022
HouseDebate and remarks H6866–H6868Burgess Owens R-UT, Julia Letlow R-LA, Norma J. Torres D-CA, Tom Cole R-OK, Virginia Foxx R-NCDec 2, 2021
HouseLists H6670H.R. 6056–6065—Nov 19, 2021

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution of the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 202, November 19, 2021, page H6670.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 5162CRT Transparency ActRelated billSep 3, 2021

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To ensure the rights of parents are honored and protected in the Nation's public schools.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Parents Bill of Rights Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Nov 19, 2021Introduced in House

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