{"id":29059,"date":"2026-05-25T10:34:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T10:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=29059"},"modified":"2026-05-25T10:34:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T10:34:18","slug":"just-8-house-democrats-voted-for-parental-consent-pronouns-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=29059","title":{"rendered":"Just 8 House Democrats Voted for Parental Consent Pronouns Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(THE DAILY SIGNAL) \u2013 On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 217\u2013198 to require federally funded elementary and middle schools to obtain parental consent before changing a student\u2019s gender on forms or sex-based accommodations.\n<\/p>\n

Who is praying on the wall<\/span>?<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Only eight Democrats voted for the bill.\n<\/p>\n

Democrat\u00a0Reps. Henry Cuellar of Texas, Don Davis of North Carolina, Cleo Fields of Louisiana, Lauren Gillen of New York, Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Marcy Kaptur of Ohio, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington, and Eugene Vindman of Virginia joined all voting Republicans in supporting the\u00a0Parental Rights Over The Education and Care of Their (PROTECT) Kids Act.\n<\/p>\n

Many of these Democrats are facing tough reelection prospects.\n<\/p>\n

Gonzalez, Kaptur, and Perez are in \u201cToss-Up\u201d races, while Davis is in a \u201cLean R\u201d race,\u00a0according to The Cook Political Report. Cuellar and Gillen have a slight edge in \u201cLean D\u201d races.\n<\/p>\n

While only a select few Democrats voted for the bill, also known as H.R. 2616, parental rights have been a priority for Republicans. House Republicans also passed a parental bill of rights\u00a0in 2023.\n<\/p>\n

Strong opposition to the bill came from the Congressional Equality Caucus, which nicknamed it the \u201cRepublicans\u2019 Don\u2019t Say Trans & Forced Outing Bill.\u201d Chairman Mark Takano, D-Calif., in a statement, lambasted Republicans by bringing up their belief in small government and claiming the GOP is endangering the lives of trans students.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cThe forced outing provision of this bill puts teachers in an impossible situation by requiring them to out trans kids to their parents in certain situations\u2014even if the teacher knows the student will likely face physical abuse. Students like these are who Republicans want to put in immediate physical danger with this bill,\u201d he also claimed.\n<\/p>\n

The White House\u00a0indicated that\u00a0President Donald Trump would sign H.R. 2616, referring to the bill as \u201ca crucial legislative step to defend children from radical ideology in schools.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

Defending Education polling from 2023\u00a0shows 71% of voters\u00a0support such a bill on parental consent and that majorities still support it even when broken down by race and political party.\n<\/p>\n

The bill was sponsored by\u00a0Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., chairman of the Committee on Education & Workforce, who framed the bill as one where parents and schools \u201cshould be working together to support student success\u2014not at odds with one another,\u201d emphasizing student success as a reason he hoped his bill would receive bipartisan support.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cThis legislation moves us in that direction by strengthening trust, improving transparency, and keeping the focus where it belongs\u2014on students\u2019 education,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n

Walberg also pointed to\u00a0a Defending Education study, explaining that it found \u201cat least 21,000 schools across the U.S. have policies that allow or encourage staff to hide a student\u2019s name change or gender identity,\u201d adding that \u201ca lack of transparency risks confusion, undermines trust, and weakens the essential partnership between families and schools.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

Families have been impacted by schools transitioning their children without any consent or awareness, leading to lawsuits.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cMany schools are engaged in systematic attempts to erode parental rights,\u201d Walberg said. \u201cSchools are facilitating gender transitions or encouraging students to change their names and pronouns without telling parents.\u201d These are \u201cenormously consequential decisions that have lasting impacts on a child\u2019s well-being and development.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

He also highlighted a desire for there to be more of a focus on academics. \u201cWhy aren\u2019t schools more focused on helping students recover academically?\u201d Walberg wondered. \u201cTest scores in key subjects remain stagnant or have declined, and students are still working to overcome\u00a0pandemic-era learning loss.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

What do you think about this legislation? Share your thoughts below.<\/h4>\n

This article was originally published in The Daily Signal.<\/em>
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