United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3947 (104th)
Parental Freedom of Information Act
Introduced
1 August 1996
Last action
6 September 1996 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
Sponsors
Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. Largent, Steve [R-OK-1], Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2], Rep. Cooley, Wes [R-OR-2], Rep. Gutknecht, Gil [R-MN-1], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2], Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO], Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36], Sen. Hutchinson, Tim [R-AR], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV], Rep. Barr, Bob [R-GA-7], Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. Barcia, James A. [D-MI-5]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Parental Freedom of Information Act - Amends the General Education Provisions Act to allow parents of elementary and secondary school students access to certain information, including any instructional materials, medical records, and standardized achievement tests administered to their children. Denies access to medical records to any parent who is charged with or convicted of a crime against a minor until such parent is acquitted or such charge is dropped.
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Timeline
1 August 1996
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
Source: IntroReferral
1 August 1996
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 August 1996
Introduced
Introduced in House
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6 September 1996
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 1 August 1996 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Largent, Steve [R-OK-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cooley, Wes [R-OR-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gutknecht, Gil [R-MN-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hutchinson, Tim [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Barr, Bob [R-GA-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Barcia, James A. [D-MI-5] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3947
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/3947
- us · 104-hr-3947 · source updated 21 August 2025