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Roll Call

H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023

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1

Mr. Owens

An amendment in the nature of a substitute.

Adopted 25/17

2

Ms. Adams

A substitute amendment that strikes the bill and greatly expands the applicability of Title IX and reach of the federal government.

Ruled nongermane

3

Ms. Bonamici

Replaces H.R. 734 with language discussing athlete reproductive and sexual health information.

Defeated 17/25

4

Mr. Takano

An amendment replacing H.R. 734 by codifying regulations related to Title IX and gender equity.

Ruled nongermane

5

Mr. Takano

Offers a “student athlete bill of rights” amendment that, among other things, asserts that “student athletes have a right to privacy and should never be subjected to invasive physical examinations, aimed at determining an athlete’s sex, sex variations or gender” and “all students, including transgender students, should be protected.”

Ruled nongermane

6

Ms. Jayapal

Amendment renames the bill.

Defeated 17/25

H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights

1

1

Ms. Letlow

An amendment in the nature of a substitute.

Passed by voice vote

2

Ms. Bonamici

A substitute amendment.

Defeated 17/25

3

Mr. Owens

To require school districts to ensure that schools notify parents of individuals or groups that are invited to speak at school.

Passed 25/17

4

Ms. Hayes

An amendment to authorize a new program for $117 million for teacher professional Development.

Defeated En Bloc 1 (17/25)

5

Mr. Kiley

An amendment to add language to the Title I “Parents Right-To-Know” provisions to ensure that parents have the right to information about all available public school enrollment options, including charter schools, schools within the school district, and transfers to schools in other school districts.

Passed by voice vote

6

Mr. Scott

An amendment to insert his Strength in Diversity Act, which creates a new program into the bill.

Defeated En Bloc 1 (17/25)

7

Mr. Scott

An amendment nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, may be construed to authorize Federal funds to arm any person.

Defeated 17/25

8

Mr. Grijalva

An amendment to say nothing in this Act may be construed to allow the banning or censorship of books in public elementary or public secondary schools.

Defeated En Bloc 2 (17/25)

9

Mr. Walberg

To offer H.R. 736, the PROTECT Act as an amendment. The PROTECT ACT requires elementary and middle schools that receive federal funds to obtain parental consent before changing a minor child’s gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form, or before allowing a child to change the child’s sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms.

Passed by voice vote

10

Mr. Courtney

An amendment to say there is no federal control over curriculum.

Passed by voice vote

11

Mr. Good

An amendment to ensure that schools cannot charge parents fees for reviewing the curriculum.

Passed by voice vote

12

Mr. Grijalva

An amendment to say there is no federal control over curriculum, including Latino.

Defeated En Bloc 3

13

Mr. Good

An amendment prohibiting schools from acting as the agent of a parent for purposes of providing parental consent for vaccination.

Passed by voice vote

14

Mr. Grijalva

An amendment to say there is no federal control over curriculum, including for Native American history.

Defeated En Bloc 3 (17/25)

15

Mr. Good

An amendment to permit parents to make copies of instructional materials, in addition to inspecting them.

Passed by voice vote

16

Mr. Bowman

An amendment to say there is no federal control over curriculum, including for black history.

Defeated En Bloc 3 (17/25)

17

Mr. Good

An amendment to state that Executive Branch officials should not criminalize the lawfully expressed concerns of parents.

Passed with second degree debate, voice vote approved. Amended by Mr Scott

18

Mr. Scott

Passed by voice vote

19

Mr. Takano

An amendment to say there is no federal control over curriculum, including with respect to LGBTQ+ history.

20

Ms. Bonamici

An amendment to say there is no federal control over curriculum, including women’s studies.

21

Ms. Jayapal

An amendment to say there is no federal control over curriculum, including with respect to Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander history.

22

Ms. Jayapal

An amendment that kills HR 5 and instead requires GAO to conduct a study on the impact of the bill on learning outcomes.

23

Mr. Burlison

An amendment to ensure that parents have the right to review teacher professional development materials.

Passed by voice vote

24

Mr. DeSaulnier

An amendment to increase the authorization for Statewide Family Engagement Centers.

25

Ms. Manning

An amendment noting that all schools should have access to broadband.

Passed by voice vote

26

Ms. Hayes

A sense of Congress that all students should have access to healthy, nutritious meals, and that such access is key to their success.

27

Ms. Manning

A limiting amendment to say that nothing in the Act may be construed to permit the censorship or banning of school materials or books allowing for the teaching of the Holocaust or anti-Semitism.

28

Mr. Williams

Provides a sense of Congress that all public elementary and secondary school students should have opportunities to learn the history of the Holocaust and anti-Semitism

Passed by voice vote

29

Ms. Bonamici

30

Ms. Adams

An amendment to allow videoconferencing as an option for parents to meet with teachers.

Passed by voice vote

31

Ms. Houchin

An amendment to ensure schools notify parents if their children are not grade-level proficient in reading at the end of the third grade.

Passed by voice vote

32

Ms. Manning

“Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, shall be construed to permit or encourage a local educational agency or school to require any student to provide reproductive or sexual health information, including information regarding the student’s menstrual cycle.”

33

Ms. Chavez-DeRemer

An amendment requiring school districts to present summarized budget information to parents in addition to the detailed information required to be reported under the bill.

Passed by voice vote

34

Mr. Bowman

An amendment that is a sense of congress that every student should have access to a mental health professional.

35

Ms. Chavez-Deremer

An amendment to create structure around parents’ right to inspect instructional material. The review period would occur, at minimum, once every three weeks and last a minimum of three school days, during which parents have the right to review any instructional materials expected to be used in the next three weeks, as well as any instructional materials used in the past.

Passed by voice vote

36

Ms. Stevens

An amendment to create a grant program for lead pipe replacement in schools.

37

Mr. Good

An amendment to include the right for parents to know about any attempt by a teacher of their child to affirm their child’s asserted identity if that identity is incongruent with the child’s biological sex.

Passed by voice vote

38

Ms. Wilson

An amendment to add a Sense of Congress that parents have a right for their teachers to earn a minimum of $60,000.

39

Mr. James

An amendment to ensure parents have access to information related to school and student safety.

Passed by voice vote

40

Ms. Wilson

An amendment noting that parents have a right for their children to be taught by teachers who are diverse and that creates a new grant program for teaching education and recruitment.

41

Mr. James

To ensure that parents’ rights to review curriculum and any books and other reading materials made available through the school and the school library are not conditioned on their signing non-disclosure agreements.

Passed by voice vote

42

Mr. Bowman

An amendment to increase authorization of the full-service community schools program.

Defeated En Bloc 5 (17/25)

43

Mr. Takano

An amendment to rename the bill “Ban Books, Censor Teachers, and Endanger Children Act.”

Defeated En Bloc 5 (17/25)

44

Mr. Scott

An amendment creating a parent coordinator role at public schools.

Defeated En Bloc 5 (17/25)

45

Mr. Scott

An amendment requiring schools or local educational agencies to provide the opportunity for parents for whom English is a second language to have a qualified translator at meetings with the parent.

Defeated En Bloc 5 (17/25)