Amend the General Education Provisions Act to require prior written consent before students submit to surveys, analyses, or evaluations revealing personal information about themselves or their families.
Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Amend the General Education Provisions Act to require prior written consent before certain student surveys, analyses, or evaluations.. Promised outcome: Students would not be required to submit to surveys, analyses, or evaluations revealing personal information about themselves or their families without prior written consent.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Cosponsor of H.R. 4986, the Parents Opt-in Protection Act, in the 119th Congress.
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Full Title To amend the General Education Provisions Act to ensure that a student is not required to submit to a survey, analysis, or evaluation that reveals personal information about such student or their family without prior written consent. Sponsors Mary E. Miller(IL) Cosponsors Michael Cloud (TX); Andy Harris (MD); Lauren Boebert (CO); Keith Self (TX); Russ Fulcher (ID); Brian Babin (TX); Eric Burlison (MO); Clay Higgins (LA); Diana Harshbarger (TN); Barry Moore (AL); Sheri Biggs (SC); Brandon Gill (TX); Paul A. Gosar (AZ); Troy E. Nehls (TX); Julie Fedorchak (ND); Blake D. Moore (UT)
Nehls is listed as a cosponsor of H.R. 4986, a bill to amend the General Education Provisions Act to require prior written consent before students submit to surveys or evaluations revealing personal information.
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"Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] 09/08/2025"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Nehls cosponsored H.R. 4986, the Parents Opt-in Protection Act, an effort matching the commitment.
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"Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): In the lookback window, H.R. 4986 advanced out of committee but was only reported in the House, not enacted.
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"prior written consent of the student"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The reported bill text would amend GEPA/PPRA to make student consent written, aligning with the promise if enacted.
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"Motion to Report the bill, as amended | Passed 18y-15n"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The House Education and Workforce Committee voted to report H.R. 4986, showing concrete legislative progress but not final passage.
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"an opt-out policy is not sufficient to secure parental consent"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Education Department guidance partially advances the consent objective administratively, but it does not amend GEPA.
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"without the prior consent of the student"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Current statutory text still contains non-written student consent language, indicating the promised statutory amendment remains unresolved.
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"H.R. 4986.-- To amend the General Education Provisions Act to ensure that a student is not required to submit to a survey, analysis, or evaluation that reveals personal information about such student or their family without prior written consent. Referred to Education and Workforce Aug. 15, 2025. Reported amended Sept. 24, 2026; Rept. 119-836. Union Calendar................................................Union 733"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The latest official House calendar found in the lookback review still lists H.R. 4986 only as reported amended and on the Union Calendar, with no House passage, Senate passage, or enactment shown.
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"Last Action Date Listed
September 24, 2026"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo’s bill-status metadata still shows the last listed action as September 24, 2026, indicating no newer official action found during the October 6-8 lookback window.
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H.R. 4986.-- To amend the General Education Provisions Act to ensure that a student is not required to submit to a survey, analysis, or evaluation that reveals personal information about such student or their family without prior written consent. Referred to Education and Workforce Aug. 15, 2025. Reported amended Sept. 24, 2026; Rept. 119-836.
Union Calendar................................................Union 733
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The October 19 official House calendar updates the previous October 5 evidence: H.R. 4986 remains reported amended and on the Union Calendar, with no subsequent passage or enactment recorded. The promised statutory amendment remains unresolved; committee advancement documents legislative effort.