H.R. 2616 · 119th Congress · pending
Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Latest official action 2026-05-21 · Referred
The bill, briefly
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. Specifically, an elementary school or a school consisting of only grades 5-8 must obtain parental consent before changing a minor student's (1) gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form; or (2) sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms.
Congressional Research Service · 2025-04-03
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Tim Walberg
House · MI District 5 · Republican
$841,142PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Burgess Owens
House · UT District 4 · Republican
$130,660PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mary E. Miller
House · IL District 15 · Republican
$132,094PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Robert F. Onder, Jr.
House · MO District 3 · Republican
$76,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Kevin Kiley
House · CA District 3 · Independent
$386,007PAC receipts · 2025–2026
4 of 4 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
NORPAC$45,450
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $5,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mary E. Miller · Cosponsor · $10,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$19,000
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $5,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mary E. Miller · Cosponsor · $6,500
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$18,500
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $10,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $2,500
Robert F. Onder, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC$17,000
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $10,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mary E. Miller · Cosponsor · $1,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDELTA AIR LINES PAC$16,500
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $10,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $5,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $1,500
Official PAC recordMCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $10,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $2,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordBUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC$15,000
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$14,000
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $8,500
Mary E. Miller · Cosponsor · $1,000
Robert F. Onder, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordUNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$14,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$13,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM$13,500
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $5,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $3,500
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,000
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $5,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $5,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordALTICOR, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ALTIPAC$12,500
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $5,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $2,500
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordFINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTE PAC$12,500
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC)$12,500
THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$12,000
RAPTOR PAC$12,000
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $1,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mary E. Miller · Cosponsor · $1,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordFEDEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,500
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $5,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $2,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $4,500
Official PAC recordTRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.$11,500
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $5,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $1,500
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
COVINGTON AND BURLING LLP PAC$11,000
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $5,000
Robert F. Onder, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$10,500
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $7,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $2,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $1,500
Official PAC recordAMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMEREN FEDPAC)$10,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$10,000
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $0
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mary E. Miller · Cosponsor · $5,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $0
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$10,000
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC)$10,000
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $4,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $4,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordBUILDING AMERICA'S REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATION PAC$10,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCALPORTLAND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CALPORTLANDPAC)$10,000
CMS ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEES FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT- FEDERAL$10,000
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EQUITABLE PAC)$10,000
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFOREVER YOUTH ORGANIZATION UTILIZING A NEW GENERATION PAC$10,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGOOGLE LLC NETPAC$10,000
Kevin Kiley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordKOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$10,000
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
This bill is not enacted. Post-enactment results do not apply yet.