US House Passes Sweeping ‘Gender Ideology’ Bill Aimed at Trans Kids in Schools
The 217-198 vote would require schools to get parental consent before changing student records and would bar federal funds for teaching gender ideology.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act, requiring federally funded elementary and middle schools to obtain parental consent before changing a student's pronouns, preferred name, or sex-based accommodations.
- Committee on Education and Workforce Chairman Tim Walberg and Vice Chairman Burgess Owens argued that "parents deserve to be part of those conversations," asserting the measure protects family-school partnerships regarding student well-being.
- The legislation passed in a 217 to 198 vote, with eight Democrats joining Republicans. Ranking member Bobby Scott decried the bill as "federal coercion," arguing it forces schools to disclose sensitive student information.
- Critics warned the policy forces schools to "out" transgender students, potentially endangering trans youth. Rep. Pramila Jayapal accused Republicans of "targeting trans kids," while Tyler Hack of the Christopher Street Project called the mandate "cruelty."
- The bill applies to elementary and middle school grades five through eight and faces an uncertain future in the Senate. The Trans Legislation Tracker reports 778 state-level and 126 national bills currently under consideration that could negatively impact targeted people.
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US House passes a 'Don't say trans' bill that would force schools to out students
A classroom at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in South Salt Lake City, Utah, on March 12, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps/Utah News Dispatch)WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed a bill Wednesday that would require parental consent before a public elementary or middle school can update a student’s pronouns, gender markers or preferred name on records in order to receive federal funding. The measure — which succeeded 217-198 — would also bar federa…
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US House passes sweeping ‘gender ideology’ bill aimed at trans kids in schools
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed a bill Wednesday that would require parental consent before a public elementary or middle school can update a student’s pronouns, gender markers or preferred name on records in order to receive federal funding.
These 8 Democrats voted for the Republican national ‘Don’t Say Trans’ bill passed by the House
The ACLU and the House Equality Caucus blasted their fellow Democrats and the Republicans who voted to pass a bill threatening to censor educators nationwide and compel them to out transgender students against their will.
House passes “Don’t Say Trans” bill that would force teachers to out trans students nationwide
Republicans in the House of Representatives passed a bill yesterday that, if passed by the Senate and approved by the president, would force teachers across the country to out trans kids to their parents and also ban schools from acknowledging that trans people exist. The House passed the “Stopping Indoctrintation and Protecting Kids Act” (H.R. 2616) yesterday in a 217 to 198 vote. 208 Republicans and eight Democrats voted in favor of the bill, …
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