United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 8170 (117th)
Empower Parents to Protect Their Kids Act of 2022
Introduced
22 June 2022
Last action
22 June 2022 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sponsors
Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN], Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1], Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5], Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5], Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1], Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1], Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36], Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6], Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5], Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
6 December 2025
Summary
Empower Parents to Protect Their Kids Act of 2022 This bill prohibits an elementary or secondary school from receiving federal funds unless the school complies with specified requirements related to parental consent and student gender identity. Among other requirements, school employees may not withhold information from parents about a minor student's gender transition or gender identity. The Department of Justice or a parent or guardian may bring a civil action against a school for violations.
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Timeline
22 June 2022
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Source: IntroReferral
22 June 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 June 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 22 June 2022 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Empower Parents to Protect Their Kids Act of 2021
- related to → Empower Parents to Protect Their Kids Act of 2023
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8170
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/8170
- us · 117-hr-8170 · source updated 6 December 2025