Bill > HR5116

This bill, titled the "Empower Parents to Protect their Kids Act," aims to require elementary and secondary schools receiving federal funds to obtain parental consent before facilitating any gender transition-related actions for students under 18. The bill defines specific restrictions on school employees, prohibiting them from helping students adopt an identity incongruent with their biological sex without parental knowledge and consent. Schools are required to prevent staff from encouraging students to hide information from parents, withhold details about a student's gender identity, or pressure students or parents toward gender transition. The legislation mandates that schools provide clear written policies about these requirements and make them publicly available. If schools violate these provisions, parents or the Attorney General can file civil actions seeking injunctive relief, attorneys' fees, and potential compensation for treatments to "repair harm" from gender transition pursuits. The bill includes precise definitions of biological sex, gender transition, and establishes that federal funding will be contingent on schools' compliance with these parental consent and notification requirements. Additionally, the bill's findings argue that gender transition policies can have significant psychological impacts on children and potentially violate parents' constitutional rights to direct their children's upbringing.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5116/all-info