118th Congress (2023–2025) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5]
This page covers HR5 in the 118th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so HR5 in another Congress is a different bill. Other bills numbered HR5 are listed below.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 2 |
| Chamber | House |
| Latest vote | 2023-03-24: Passed |
| Latest action | 2023-03-27: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
| Policy area | Education |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
Parents Bill of Rights Act 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…
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Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-24 | House | Recorded Vote | Passed | 178 | 173 | 12 | Official tally |
| 2023-03-24 | House | Yea-and-Nay | Failed | 171 | 181 | 11 | Official tally |
HR5 in the 117th Congress (2021–2023): Equality Act
HR5 (Parents Bill of Rights Act) was introduced in the 118th Congress (2023–2025) by Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5].
On 2023-03-27: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2 recorded votes in the 118th Congress. The most recent, on 2023-03-24, was "Recorded Vote": Passed.
No. Bill numbers restart each Congress. HR5 was also used in the 117th Congress for different legislation.