Protect and promote parents’ role in their child’s education.

Steve believes in protecting and promoting parents’ role in their child’s education, standing up for pro-life values, and protecting the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens.

The source states Scalise supports parental rights in education.

Scalise for Congress | Meet Steve
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give parents a say in their child’s education

Scalise commits to giving parents a say in their child’s education.

Biography | Congressman Steve Scalise
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Roll Call 183 on H.R. 2616 (PROTECT Kids Act) shows Steve Scalise (LA) voted Nay on the motion to recommit; the vote failed 207-208.

As of May 20, 2026, Scalise was actively backing the House package on parents’ role in school decisions, but the cited vote was only a procedural step and did not itself enact the policy.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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The reported bill requires public schools receiving federal funds to obtain parental consent before changing a minor’s gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on school forms or sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms.

This is concrete legislative action aligned with the claim: the House-reported bill would strengthen parental control over education-related decisions.

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H. R. 2616 as reported — Parental Rights Over The Education and Care of Their Kids Act (PROTECT Kids Act)
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The House today passed H.R. 2616, legislation led by Chairman Tim Walberg and Rep. Burgess Owens to increase transparency in K-12 schools, strengthen parents’ rights, and ensure federal education dollars are not used to advance radical political or ideological agendas in the classroom.

The House officially passed a bill framed around stronger parental rights in education, indicating substantial advancement of the claim within the same term.

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House Acts to Strengthen Parents’ Say in Education | Committee on Education & the Workforce
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The Rules Committee page states H.R. 2616 was reported by the Committee on Education and Workforce, with committee action recorded by a 9-4 vote and floor action set for House consideration.

This shows a serious legislative push toward a parental-rights-in-education package, but not final enactment.

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H.R. 2616 – Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act | House of Representatives Committee on Rules
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Scalise’s biography says he continues to work to ‘give parents a say in their child’s education.’

This is a direct official statement of the policy goal, but it is advocacy rather than proof of delivery.

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Biography | Congressman Steve Scalise
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Scalise's official House biography says he works to "give parents a say in their child's education." It also states that, as House Majority Leader, he helps set the House agenda by scheduling legislation and guiding policy priorities.

Official office material confirms the policy goal and Scalise's leadership role, but it is advocacy/context rather than proof of completed delivery.

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Biography | Congressman Steve Scalise
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The introduced H.R. 5 bill text states its purpose was "To ensure the rights of parents are honored and protected in the Nation's public schools" and lists Rep. Scalise among the original introducing members.

Scalise directly joined introduction of a federal parents' rights education bill, showing concrete legislative effort aligned with the promise.

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H.R. 5, 118th Congress, Introduced in House: Parents Bill of Rights Act
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA-1] as an original cosponsor of H.R. 5 on 03/01/2023.

The cosponsorship record independently confirms Scalise materially backed the Parents Bill of Rights Act from introduction.

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Cosponsors - H.R.5 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Parents Bill of Rights Act
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Congress.gov says H.R. 5 had status "Passed House" and that the bill established rights for parents regarding public elementary or secondary education, including rights to review curriculum, inspect school library materials, address the school board, and receive school safety and proficiency information.

The House advanced a substantive parental-rights education bill, but Congress.gov shows it stopped after House passage and Senate referral rather than becoming law.

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H.R.5 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Parents Bill of Rights Act
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 161 as an On Passage vote for the Parents Bill of Rights Act; status Passed, 213-208. Scalise is listed as voting Aye.

Scalise voted for final House passage of H.R. 5, a concrete action toward the promise, but House passage alone did not enact the policy.

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Roll Call 161 | Bill Number: H. R. 5 | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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Congress.gov's action history shows H.R. 5 passed the House on 03/24/2023, then on 03/27/2023 was received in the Senate, read twice, and referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.

The bill advanced through the House but did not clear the Senate or become public law in the 118th Congress, supporting a partial rather than delivered outcome.

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Actions - H.R.5 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Parents Bill of Rights Act
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The reported H.R. 2616 text says public schools receiving Elementary and Secondary Education Act funds must obtain parental consent before changing a covered minor student's gender markers, pronouns, preferred name, or sex-based accommodations including locker rooms or bathrooms.

The bill text is directly aligned with protecting parents' role in specified school decisions, but the reported text alone is not final enactment.

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H. R. 2616 as reported — Parental Rights Over The Education and Care of Their Kids Act (PROTECT Kids Act)
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The Rules Committee page for H.R. 2616 states the bill text was reported by the Committee on Education and Workforce and that the rule for consideration was reported by a 9-4 record vote on April 28, 2026.

House leadership moved the parental-rights bill through Rules toward floor consideration, showing substantial advancement but not final law.

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H.R. 2616 – Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act | House of Representatives Committee on Rules
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 184 as an On Passage vote for the PROTECT Kids Act; status Passed, 217-198. Scalise is listed as voting Aye.

Scalise voted for House passage of H.R. 2616, another concrete step toward the promise, but this record does not show enactment into law.

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Roll Call 184 | Bill Number: H. R. 2616 | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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The House Education and Workforce Committee said the House passed H.R. 2616 to increase transparency in K-12 schools, strengthen parents' rights, and require clear communication with families, adding that the bill puts parents back in charge of their children's education.

Official committee reporting frames H.R. 2616 as a parental-rights education measure and confirms House passage, but not Senate passage or enactment.

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House Acts to Strengthen Parents’ Say in Education | Committee on Education & the Workforce
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 183 on H.R. 2616 as a motion-to-recommit vote that failed 207-208. Scalise is listed as voting Nay.

Scalise opposed the motion to recommit immediately before final passage, consistent with supporting the underlying House parental-rights bill. This was procedural and did not itself deliver the policy.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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