United States · Bill · S
S. 1709 (118th)
Empower Parents to Protect Their Kids Act of 2023
Introduced
18 May 2023
Last action
18 May 2023 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR], Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS], Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN], Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
6 December 2025
Summary
Empower Parents to Protect Their Kids Act of 2023 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
18 May 2023
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral
18 May 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 18 May 2023 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in Senate (text)
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Sponsors
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Empower Parents to Protect Their Kids Act of 2023
- related to ← Empower Parents to Protect Their Kids Act of 2021
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1709
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/s/1709
- us · 118-s-1709 · source updated 6 December 2025