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HR4986 Amended

Parents Opt-in Protection Act

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Version IH
This Act may be cited as the Parents Opt-in Protection Act.
Section 445 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232h) is amended—
in subsection (b)—
by striking prior consent of the student and inserting prior written consent of the student; and
by inserting before the period at the end the following: , for such specific survey, analysis, or evaluation; and
in subsection (c)(2)(A)—
by striking and at the end of clause (i);
in clause (ii), by striking subparagraph (C). and inserting clause (i) or (iii) of subparagraph (C); and; and
by adding at the end the following:
not require a student to submit to a survey described in subparagraph (C)(ii) without the prior written consent of the student (if the student is an adult or emancipated minor), or in the case of an unemancipated minor, without the prior written consent of the parent, for such specific survey.

Legislative Timeline

5 actions
  1. Jul 21, 2026 House
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  2. Jul 21, 2026 House
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15.
  3. Aug 15, 2025
    Introduced in House
  4. Aug 15, 2025
    Introduced in House
  5. Aug 15, 2025 House
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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