HR 6816 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

PROTECT Our Kids Act

Introduced Dec 14, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Kevin Hern R-OK

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 5, 2024 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 475.

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. IntroducedDec 14, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Promoting Responsible Oversight To Eliminate Communist Teachings for Our Kids Act or the PROTECT Our Kids Act

This bill prohibits federal education funding for any elementary or secondary school that (1) has a partnership in effect with a cultural or language institute funded by the Chinese government, including a Confucius Institute; (2) operates a learning center supported by the Chinese government (commonly referred to as a Confucius Classroom); or (3) receives support from an individual or entity acting on behalf of the Chinese government, including support in the form of teaching materials, personnel, funds, or other resources.

The bill directs the Department of Education to provide notice of the bill's requirements to schools, as well as guidance for achieving compliance with the requirements.

Cosponsors 37

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 14, 2023 to Jun 12, 2024; 28 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TNAndrew OglesOriginalDec 14, 2023
R-GAAndrew S. ClydeOriginalDec 14, 2023
R-GAAustin ScottOriginalDec 14, 2023
R-VABen ClineOriginalDec 14, 2023
R-TXBeth Van DuyneOriginalDec 14, 2023
R-MIBill HuizengaOriginalDec 14, 2023
R-VABob GoodOriginalDec 14, 2023
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalDec 14, 2023
R-UTBurgess OwensOriginalDec 14, 2023
R-NCChuck EdwardsOriginalDec 14, 2023
R-NCDavid RouzerOriginalDec 14, 2023
R-AZDebbie LeskoOriginalDec 14, 2023
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalDec 14, 2023
R-NYElise M. StefanikOriginalDec 14, 2023
R-TXJake EllzeyOriginalDec 14, 2023
R-KSJake LaTurnerOriginalDec 14, 2023
R-INJames R. BairdOriginalDec 14, 2023
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalDec 14, 2023
R-OKJosh BrecheenOriginalDec 14, 2023
R-MOMark AlfordOriginalDec 14, 2023
R-TXNathaniel MoranOriginalDec 14, 2023
R-FLNeal P. DunnOriginalDec 14, 2023
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalDec 14, 2023
R-GARick W. AllenOriginalDec 14, 2023
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalDec 14, 2023
R-TXRonny JacksonOriginalDec 14, 2023
R-FLScott FranklinOriginalDec 14, 2023
R-MITim WalbergOriginalDec 14, 2023
R-NYClaudia TenneyDec 19, 2023
R-WIScott FitzgeraldDec 19, 2023
R-ALGary J. PalmerJan 5, 2024
R-GARichard McCormickJan 5, 2024
R-FLAaron BeanMar 29, 2024
R-TNDiana HarshbargerMar 29, 2024
R-INRudy Yakym IIIMar 29, 2024
R-INErin HouchinJun 11, 2024
R-MOEric BurlisonJun 12, 2024

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 Dec 14, 2023Markup Jun 13, 2024Reported Jul 5, 2024

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 5, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-574.
  2. Jul 5, 2024Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 475.
  3. Jun 13, 2024Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  4. Jun 13, 2024Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 15.
  5. Dec 14, 2023Introduced in House
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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.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

  1. Jun 18, 2024H.R. 6816, PROTECT Our Kids ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on June 13, 2024

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Education

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 206, December 14, 2023, page H6987.

Titles 5

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

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit the availability of Federal education funds for elementary and secondary schools that receive direct or indirect support from the Government of the People's Republic of China.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
PROTECT Our Kids Act
Promoting Responsible Oversight To Eliminate Communist Teachings for Our Kids Act
Short Title(s) as Reported to House
PROTECT Our Kids Act
Promoting Responsible Oversight To Eliminate Communist Teachings for Our Kids Act

Subjects

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

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 5, 2024Reported in House
  2. Dec 14, 2023Introduced in House

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