A Republican bill with 16 Republican cosponsors · See all 16 cosponsors
Last activity — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 733.
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote
A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
This is further than most bills get, and still no promise of a vote: the calendar is a queue, and the majority leadership decides what is called. A bill can sit here until the Congress ends.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- On Calendar
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the Parents Opt-in Protection Act. It amends the General Education Provisions Act. The purpose of the bill is to ensure students are not required to submit to certain surveys, analyses, or evaluations that reveal personal information without prior written consent. For unemancipated minors, this written consent must come from a parent. For adult or emancipated students, the consent comes directly from the student. The requirement applies to each specific survey, analysis, or evaluation.
Yes· 3 of 9
- Scored +9
Does this protect people from being watched or searched?
The bill strengthens individual privacy by requiring explicit written consent for the collection of personal data through surveys and evaluations.
- Scored +8
Would students be better off under this?
The bill protects students from having their personal information surveyed without their or their parent's explicit written consent.
- Scored +8
Does this give people more control over their personal data?
The bill explicitly mandates prior written consent before students or their families are subjected to surveys that reveal personal information.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Section 2 ensures that a student is not required to submit to certain surveys, analyses, or evaluations that reveal personal information without the prior written consent of a parent (for unemancipated minors) or the student (if an adult or emancipated minor). This gives families more control and direct accountability over what personal information is gathered from students.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- The provided text does not contain any explicit mentions of negative consequences or burdens for individuals or groups of people.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would students be better off under this? — The bill protects students from having their personal information surveyed without their or their parent's explicit written consent. Would children be better off under this? — The bill protects children by requiring parental consent for surveys that reveal personal information. Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this? — The bill protects the privacy of adult students by requiring their specific written consent for surveys. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The bill provides privacy protections for all families regardless of income level.
- Education And Technology
- Does this give people more control over their personal data? — The bill explicitly mandates prior written consent before students or their families are subjected to surveys that reveal personal information. Does this put more money into public schools? — The bill provides privacy protections for students within the public education system.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this protect people from being watched or searched? — The bill strengthens individual privacy by requiring explicit written consent for the collection of personal data through surveys and evaluations.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this make child care cost less? — The bill empowers parents to control the personal information of their children. Does this expand the rights of people with disabilities? — The bill enhances privacy rights for all students including those with disabilities by requiring written consent for personal surveys.
- 9/24/2026
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-836.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 733.
- 7/21/2026
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15.
- 9/18/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/15/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/8/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 9/3/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 8/26/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 8/15/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- 9 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
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Brian BabinRepublican · Texas
Eric BurlisonRepublican · Missouri
Sheri BiggsRepublican · South Carolina
Michael CloudRepublican · Texas
Russ FulcherRepublican · Idaho
Julie FedorchakRepublican · North Dakota
Paul GosarRepublican · Arizona
Brandon GillRepublican · Texas
Andy HarrisRepublican · Maryland
Clay HigginsRepublican · Louisiana
Diana HarshbargerRepublican · Tennessee
Barry MooreRepublican · Alabama
Blake MooreRepublican · Utah
Troy NehlsRepublican · Texas
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