H.R. 5 · 118th Congress

Parents Bill of Rights Act

Introduced on Mar 1, 2023 by Julia Letlow (R-LA-5). 122 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Mar 27, 2023): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Mar 1, 2023
Cosponsors
122
0 from the other party
Policy area
Education
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To ensure the rights of parents are honored and protected in the Nation's public schools.

Subjects

  • Academic performance and assessments
  • Child health
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • First Amendment rights
  • Freedom of information
  • Government information and archives
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Libraries and archives
  • School administration
  • State and local finance
  • State and local government operations
  • Teaching, teachers, curricula
  • World history

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Julia LetlowR-LA-5Sponsor

Republicans · 122

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Agreeing to the Amendment
    Mar 23, 2023· House· Amendments· Failed 203–223
  2. On Agreeing to the Amendment
    Mar 23, 2023· House· Amendments· Failed 61–365
  3. On Agreeing to the Amendment
    Mar 23, 2023· House· Amendments· Failed 89–338
  4. On Agreeing to the Amendment
    Mar 23, 2023· House· Amendments· Agreed to 386–39
  5. On Agreeing to the Amendment
    Mar 24, 2023· House· Amendments· Agreed to 420–5
  6. On Agreeing to the Amendment
    Mar 24, 2023· House· Amendments· Failed 203–217
  7. On Agreeing to the Amendment
    Mar 24, 2023· House· Amendments· Failed 161–265
  8. On Agreeing to the Amendment
    Mar 24, 2023· House· Amendments· Failed 107–317
  9. On Agreeing to the Amendment
    Mar 24, 2023· House· Amendments· Failed 113–311
  10. On Agreeing to the Amendment
    Mar 24, 2023· House· Amendments· Failed 83–331
  11. On Motion to Recommit
    Mar 24, 2023· House· Procedural· Failed 203–218
  12. On Passage
    Mar 24, 2023· House· Passage· Passed 213–208

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Mar 1, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Mar 1, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Mar 1, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  4. Mar 8, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  5. Mar 9, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  6. Mar 9, 2023 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 17.
  7. Mar 14, 2023Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-9.
  8. Mar 14, 2023 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-9.
  9. Mar 14, 2023 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 4.
  10. Mar 22, 2023 · HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 241 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5 with 2 hours of general debate. Motion to recommit allowed. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
  11. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseRule H. Res. 241 passed House.
  12. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 241. (consideration: CR H1348-1383; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1372-1374)
  13. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseRule provides for consideration of H.R. 5 with 2 hours of general debate. Motion to recommit allowed. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
  14. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseHouse resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 241 and Rule XVIII.
  15. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseThe Speaker designated the Honorable Mike Flood to act as Chairman of the Committee.
  16. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseGENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with two hours of general debate on H.R. 5.
  17. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 241, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bacon amendment No. 1.
  18. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 241, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Foxx amendment No. 2.
  19. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 241, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Boebert amendment No. 3.
  20. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 241, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Boebert amendment No. 4.
  21. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 241, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bonamici amendment No. 5.
  22. Mar 23, 2023 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Bonamici amendment No. 5, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Bonamici demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  23. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 241, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Crane amendment No. 6.
  24. Mar 23, 2023 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Crane amendment No. 6, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Foxx demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  25. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 241, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Davidson (OH) amendment No. 7.
  26. Mar 23, 2023 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Davidson Amendment No. 7, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Foxx demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  27. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 241, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Fitzpatrick Amendment No. 8.
  28. Mar 23, 2023 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Fitzpatrick Amendment No. 8, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Fitzpatrick demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  29. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseMs. Foxx moved that the Committee rise.
  30. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseOn motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
  31. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseCommittee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 5 as unfinished business.
  32. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1386-1396)
  33. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseThe House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
  34. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 241, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Garbarino amendment No. 9.
  35. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 241, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Green (TN) amendment No. 10.
  36. Mar 23, 2023 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Green (TN) amendment No. 10, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Scott (VA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  37. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 241, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jacobs amendment No. 12.
  38. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 241, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jacobs amendment No. 13.
  39. Mar 23, 2023 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jacobs amendment No. 13, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mrs. Jacobs demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  40. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 241, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lawler amendment No. 14.
  41. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 241, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Massie amendment No. 15.
  42. Mar 23, 2023 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Massie amendment No. 15, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Lawler demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  43. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 241, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McCormick amendment No. 16.
  44. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 241, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McCormick amendment No. 17.
  45. Mar 23, 2023 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the McCormick amendment No. 17, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Foxx demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  46. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 241, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Miller (OH) amendment No. 18.
  47. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseMs. Foxx moved that the committee rise.
  48. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseOn motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
  49. Mar 23, 2023 · HouseCommittee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 5 as unfinished business.
  50. Mar 24, 2023 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1415-1426)
  51. Mar 24, 2023 · HouseThe House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
  52. Mar 24, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 241, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Roy amendment No. 19.
  53. Mar 24, 2023 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Roy amendment No. 19, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Roy demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  54. Mar 24, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 241, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Roy amendment No. 20.
  55. Mar 24, 2023 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Roy amendment No. 20, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Roy demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  56. Mar 24, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 241, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Smith (NJ) amendment No. 21.
  57. Mar 24, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 241, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tenney amendment No. 22.
  58. Mar 24, 2023 · HouseThe House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 5.
  59. Mar 24, 2023 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  60. Mar 24, 2023 · HouseThe House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
  61. Mar 24, 2023 · HouseMrs. Hayes moved to recommit to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. (text: CR H1424)
  62. Mar 24, 2023 · HouseThe previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  63. Mar 24, 2023 · HouseOn motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 203 - 218 (Roll no. 160).House · Roll call 160
  64. Mar 24, 2023Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 213 - 208 (Roll no. 161).House · Roll call 161
  65. Mar 24, 2023 · HouseOn passage Passed by recorded vote: 213 - 208 (Roll no. 161).House · Roll call 161
  66. Mar 24, 2023 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  67. Mar 27, 2023 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. American Library Association5 reports
    $474.8K reported (all issues)
  2. American Principles Project5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  3. HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  4. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  5. THE J.M. SMUCKER COMPANY5 reports
    $590K reported (all issues)
  6. YWCA USA5 reports
    $850.2K reported (all issues)
  7. Amazon.com Services LLC4 reports
    $17.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC$285.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  8. NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $760K reported (all issues)
  9. American Federation of Teachers1 report
    $290K reported (all issues)
  10. Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights1 report
    $480K reported (all issues)
  11. Spire Global, Inc.1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SPIRE GLOBAL SUBSIDIARY, INC.$6.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.