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H.R. 5: Parents Bill of Rights Act

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H.R. 5: Parents Bill of Rights Act

118th Congress · introduced 2023-03-01 · Education · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-03-01 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 12 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 154 (2023): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5 (2023-03-24), Agreed to. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Parents Bill of Rights Act

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Official text

Parents Bill of Rights Act

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr5.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] · 122 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5, Parents Bill of Rights Act (2023-03-13)

Cosponsors on this site

Steve Scalise (R-LA), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Jim Banks (R-IN), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), Ken Calvert (R-CA), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Mike Bost (R-IL), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), David Kustoff (R-TN), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Bryan Steil (R-WI), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Max L. Miller (R-OH), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Michael Guest (R-MS), Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and 62 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] reported raising $2.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Record fed-us-cong118-hr5 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118