House · Roll call 184 · May 20, 2026

A vote to pass H.R. 2616, the PROTECT Kids Act, which requires parental consent before public schools change a student's gender on school forms.

Passed217–198 Passage Party-line vote
Question
On Passage
Bill
H.R. 2616, Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
YesNoPresentDid not vote
Each dot is one current member, in the same seat as on their member page, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how they voted. Seats show current members. Members who have since left Congress appear in the list below.

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 8 · No 198 · Did not vote 6
Republicans
Yes 208 · No 0 · Did not vote 9
Independent
Yes 1 · No 0

Most Democrats voted No (198 of 212).

Most Republicans voted Yes (208 of 217).

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

President's positions

The President's position: wanted a Yes vote

“The Administration strongly supports passage of H.R. 2616, the Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act.”

Source: White House statement on the bill · Checked against the statement (AI-assisted)

About this vote

As a condition of certain federal education funds, the bill requires public elementary and middle schools to get parental consent before changing a student's gender on school forms or changing a student's sex-based accommodations. Passage sends the bill to the Senate.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Parental Rights Over The Education and Care of Their Kids Act or the PROTECT Kids Act This bill requires public elementary and middle schools, as a condition of receiving certain federal funds for elementary and secondary education, to obtain parental consent before changing a student's gender on school forms or changing a student's sex-based accommodations.

How each member voted

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