Protecting Parental Rights Act
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Parental Rights Act
This bill establishes a new federal criminal offense for administering a COVID-19 vaccine to a minor without the prior consent of a custodial parent or legal guardian of the minor. A violation is subject to a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 9, 2022 to Mar 29, 2022; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Original | Feb 9, 2022 |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Original | Feb 9, 2022 |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Original | Feb 9, 2022 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Feb 9, 2022 |
| R-SD | Dusty Johnson | Original | Feb 9, 2022 |
| R-FL | Kat Cammack | Original | Feb 9, 2022 |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Original | Feb 9, 2022 |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Original | Feb 9, 2022 |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Original | Feb 9, 2022 |
| R-WI | Thomas P. Tiffany | Original | Feb 9, 2022 |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Feb 11, 2022 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Feb 11, 2022 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Mar 2, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Ronny Jackson | Mar 8, 2022 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Mar 8, 2022 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Mar 29, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 9, 2022 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Nov 1, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Feb 9, 2022Introduced in House
- Feb 9, 2022Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 26, February 9, 2022, page H1115.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit administering COVID-19 vaccines to minors without parental consent, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protecting Parental Rights Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 9, 2022Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
