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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · H.R. 5 (Reported in House) · Preamble

Preamble. To ensure the rights of parents are honored and protected in the Nation’s public schools.

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To ensure the rights of parents are honored and protected in the Nation’s public schools. — Sponsor: Ms. Letlow — Cosponsors: Mr. Scalise, Mr. Emmer, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Mr. Hudson, Ms. Foxx, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Banks, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Steel, Mr. Bean of Florida, Mr. Williams of New York, Mrs. Houchin, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr.
Newhouse, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Finstad, Ms. Tenney, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Carl, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Valadao, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Norman, Mr. Bost, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Mike Garcia of California, Mr. Guthrie, Ms. Mace, Mr. Steil, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Miller of Ohio, Mr. McClintock, Mr.
Crenshaw, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Gimenez, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Guest, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, Mr. Huizenga, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Ezell, Mr. Carey, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Zinke, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hern, Mr. Ellzey, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Estes, Ms. Lee of Florida, Mr. Steube, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. D'Esposito, Mr. Mann, Mr. LaHood, Ms.
Greene of Georgia, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. LaTurner, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Posey, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Amodei, Mrs. Fischbach, Mrs. Bice, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Baird, Mr. Moran, Mr. Ogles, Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Molinaro, Mr. Babin, Mr. Santos, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mr. Cline, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Burgess, Mr.
Van Orden, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Jackson of Texas — Actions: March 1, 2023 — Ms. Letlow (for herself, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Emmer, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Mr. Hudson, Ms. Foxx, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Banks, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Steel, Mr. Bean of Florida, Mr. Williams of New York, Mrs. Houchin, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr.
Newhouse, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Finstad, Ms. Tenney, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Carl, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Valadao, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Norman, Mr. Bost, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Mike Garcia of California, Mr. Guthrie, Ms. Mace, Mr. Steil, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Miller of Ohio, Mr. McClintock, Mr.
Crenshaw, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Gimenez, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Guest, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, Mr. Huizenga, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Ezell, Mr. Carey, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Zinke, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Hern) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce; March 14, 2023 — Additional sponsors: Mr. Ellzey, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Lamborn, Mr.
Estes, Ms. Lee of Florida, Mr. Steube, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. D'Esposito, Mr. Mann, Mr. LaHood, Ms. Greene of Georgia, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. LaTurner, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Posey, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Amodei, Mrs. Fischbach, Mrs. Bice, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Baird, Mr. Moran, Mr. Ogles, Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Molinaro, Mr.
Babin, Mr. Santos, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mr. Cline, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Van Orden, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Hunt, and Mr. Jackson of Texas; March 14, 2023 — Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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