[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 53 (Thursday, March 23, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H1386-H1396]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       PARENTS BILL OF RIGHTS ACT

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 241 and rule 
XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House 
on the state of the Union for the further consideration of the bill, 
H.R. 5.
  Will the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Murphy) kindly take the 
chair.

                              {time}  1807


                     In the Committee of the Whole

  Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 5) to ensure the rights of parents are honored and 
protected in the Nation's public schools, with Mr. Murphy (Acting 
Chair) in the chair.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The Acting CHAIR. When the Committee of the Whole rose earlier today, 
a request for a recorded vote on Amendment No. 8 printed in House 
report 118-12 offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. 
Fitzpatrick) had been postponed.


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings 
will now resume on those amendments on which further proceedings were 
postponed, in the following order:
  Amendment No. 5 by Ms. Bonamici of Oregon.
  Amendment No. 6 by Mr. Crane of Arizona.
  Amendment No. 7 by Mr. Davidson of Ohio.
  Amendment No. 8 by Mr. Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania.
  The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes the minimum time for any 
electronic vote in this series.


                Amendment No. 5 Offered by Ms. Bonamici

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on amendment No. 5 printed in House Report 118-12 offered 
by the gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms. Bonamici) on which further 
proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice 
vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been requested.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 203, 
noes 223, not voting 14, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 150]

                               AYES--203

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Allred
     Auchincloss
     Balint
     Barragan
     Beatty
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bowman
     Boyle (PA)
     Brown
     Brownley
     Budzinski
     Bush
     Caraveo
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carson
     Carter (LA)
     Cartwright
     Casar
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Cherfilus-McCormick
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Clyburn
     Connolly
     Correa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crockett
     Crow
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (NC)
     Dean (PA)
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Deluzio
     DeSaulnier
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Evans
     Fletcher
     Foster
     Foushee
     Frankel, Lois
     Frost
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Garcia, Robert
     Golden (ME)
     Goldman (NY)
     Gomez
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gottheimer
     Green, Al (TX)
     Grijalva
     Harder (CA)
     Hayes
     Higgins (NY)
     Himes
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Hoyle (OR)
     Huffman
     Ivey
     Jackson (NC)
     Jackson Lee
     Jacobs
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Kamlager-Dove
     Kaptur
     Keating
     Khanna
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kim (NJ)
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     Landsman
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NV)
     Lee (PA)
     Levin
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Lynch
     Magaziner
     Manning
     Matsui
     McBath
     McClellan
     McCollum
     McGarvey
     McGovern
     Meeks
     Menendez
     Meng
     Mfume
     Moore (WI)
     Morelle
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Nickel
     Norcross
     Norton
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peltola
     Perez
     Peters
     Pettersen
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Plaskett
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Quigley
     Ramirez
     Raskin
     Ross
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Ryan
     Sablan
     Salinas
     Sanchez
     Sarbanes
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Scholten
     Schrier
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Sherrill
     Slotkin
     Smith (WA)
     Sorensen
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Stansbury
     Stanton
     Stevens
     Strickland
     Swalwell
     Sykes
     Takano
     Thanedar
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Titus
     Tlaib
     Tokuda
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres (NY)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Underwood
     Vargas
     Vasquez
     Veasey
     Velazquez
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Wilson (FL)

                               NOES--223

     Aderholt
     Alford
     Allen
     Amodei
     Armstrong
     Arrington
     Babin
     Bacon
     Baird
     Balderson
     Banks
     Barr
     Bean (FL)
     Bentz
     Bergman
     Bice
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Bost
     Brecheen
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Burchett
     Burgess
     Burlison
     Calvert
     Cammack
     Carey
     Carl
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (TX)
     Chavez-DeRemer
     Ciscomani
     Cline
     Cloud
     Clyde
     Cole
     Collins
     Comer
     Crane
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Curtis
     D'Esposito
     Davids (KS)
     Davidson
     De La Cruz
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Donalds
     Duarte
     Duncan
     Dunn (FL)
     Edwards
     Ellzey
     Emmer
     Estes
     Ezell
     Fallon
     Feenstra
     Ferguson
     Finstad
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Flood
     Foxx
     Franklin, C. Scott
     Fry
     Fulcher
     Gaetz
     Gallagher
     Garbarino
     Garcia, Mike
     Gimenez
     Gonzales, Tony
     Gonzalez-Colon
     Good (VA)
     Gooden (TX)
     Gosar
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green (TN)
     Greene (GA)
     Griffith
     Grothman
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Hageman
     Harris
     Harshbarger
     Hern
     Higgins (LA)
     Hill
     Hinson
     Houchin
     Hudson
     Huizenga
     Hunt
     Issa
     Jackson (TX)
     James
     Johnson (LA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Joyce (OH)
     Joyce (PA)
     Kean (NJ)
     Kelly (MS)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kiggans (VA)
     Kiley
     Kim (CA)
     Kustoff
     LaHood
     LaLota
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Langworthy
     Latta

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     LaTurner
     Lawler
     Lee (FL)
     Lesko
     Letlow
     Loudermilk
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Luna
     Luttrell
     Mace
     Malliotakis
     Mann
     Massie
     Mast
     McCaul
     McClain
     McClintock
     McCormick
     McHenry
     Meuser
     Miller (IL)
     Miller (OH)
     Miller (WV)
     Miller-Meeks
     Mills
     Molinaro
     Moolenaar
     Mooney
     Moore (AL)
     Moore (UT)
     Moran
     Moylan
     Murphy
     Nehls
     Newhouse
     Norman
     Nunn (IA)
     Obernolte
     Ogles
     Owens
     Palmer
     Pence
     Perry
     Pfluger
     Posey
     Reschenthaler
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rose
     Rosendale
     Rouzer
     Roy
     Rutherford
     Salazar
     Santos
     Scalise
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Self
     Sessions
     Simpson
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smucker
     Spartz
     Stauber
     Steel
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Steube
     Stewart
     Strong
     Tenney
     Thompson (PA)
     Tiffany
     Timmons
     Turner
     Valadao
     Van Drew
     Van Duyne
     Van Orden
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Waltz
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Williams (NY)
     Williams (TX)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Yakym
     Zinke

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Blumenauer
     Bucshon
     Castro (TX)
     Cleaver
     Cohen
     Costa
     Cuellar
     Jackson (IL)
     Kelly (IL)
     Leger Fernandez
     Moskowitz
     Mullin
     Nadler
     Radewagen


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

                              {time}  1809

  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


                  Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Crane

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona 
(Mr. Crane) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which 
the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 61, 
noes 365, not voting 14, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 151]

                                AYES--61

     Banks
     Biggs
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Brecheen
     Burchett
     Burlison
     Cammack
     Cline
     Cloud
     Clyde
     Collins
     Crane
     Davidson
     DesJarlais
     Donalds
     Duncan
     Fry
     Good (VA)
     Gosar
     Greene (GA)
     Griffith
     Hageman
     Harris
     Harshbarger
     Higgins (LA)
     Hudson
     Hunt
     Jordan
     Kelly (MS)
     LaLota
     Lamborn
     Lesko
     Luna
     Luttrell
     Mast
     McClintock
     McCormick
     Miller (IL)
     Mills
     Mooney
     Moore (AL)
     Moran
     Nehls
     Norman
     Palmer
     Posey
     Reschenthaler
     Rosendale
     Santos
     Scalise
     Scott, Austin
     Smith (NE)
     Spanberger
     Steube
     Tenney
     Tiffany
     Van Drew
     Webster (FL)
     Wilson (SC)
     Zinke

                               NOES--365

     Adams
     Aderholt
     Aguilar
     Alford
     Allen
     Allred
     Amodei
     Armstrong
     Arrington
     Auchincloss
     Babin
     Bacon
     Baird
     Balderson
     Balint
     Barr
     Barragan
     Bean (FL)
     Beatty
     Bentz
     Bera
     Bergman
     Beyer
     Bice
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (GA)
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bost
     Bowman
     Boyle (PA)
     Brown
     Brownley
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Budzinski
     Burgess
     Bush
     Calvert
     Caraveo
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carey
     Carl
     Carson
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (LA)
     Carter (TX)
     Cartwright
     Casar
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Chavez-DeRemer
     Cherfilus-McCormick
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Ciscomani
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Clyburn
     Cole
     Comer
     Connolly
     Correa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Crockett
     Crow
     Curtis
     D'Esposito
     Davids (KS)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (NC)
     De La Cruz
     Dean (PA)
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Deluzio
     DeSaulnier
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Duarte
     Dunn (FL)
     Edwards
     Ellzey
     Emmer
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Estes
     Evans
     Ezell
     Fallon
     Feenstra
     Ferguson
     Finstad
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Fletcher
     Flood
     Foster
     Foushee
     Foxx
     Frankel, Lois
     Franklin, C. Scott
     Frost
     Fulcher
     Gaetz
     Gallagher
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garbarino
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Garcia, Mike
     Garcia, Robert
     Gimenez
     Golden (ME)
     Goldman (NY)
     Gomez
     Gonzales, Tony
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gonzalez-Colon
     Gooden (TX)
     Gottheimer
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green (TN)
     Green, Al (TX)
     Grijalva
     Grothman
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Harder (CA)
     Hayes
     Hern
     Higgins (NY)
     Hill
     Himes
     Hinson
     Horsford
     Houchin
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Hoyle (OR)
     Huffman
     Huizenga
     Issa
     Ivey
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson (NC)
     Jackson (TX)
     Jackson Lee
     Jacobs
     James
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (LA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson (SD)
     Joyce (OH)
     Joyce (PA)
     Kamlager-Dove
     Kaptur
     Kean (NJ)
     Keating
     Kelly (PA)
     Khanna
     Kiggans (VA)
     Kildee
     Kiley
     Kilmer
     Kim (CA)
     Kim (NJ)
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     Kustoff
     LaHood
     LaMalfa
     Landsman
     Langworthy
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Latta
     LaTurner
     Lawler
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (FL)
     Lee (NV)
     Lee (PA)
     Letlow
     Levin
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Loudermilk
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lynch
     Mace
     Magaziner
     Malliotakis
     Mann
     Manning
     Massie
     Matsui
     McBath
     McCaul
     McClain
     McClellan
     McCollum
     McGarvey
     McGovern
     McHenry
     Meeks
     Menendez
     Meng
     Meuser
     Mfume
     Miller (OH)
     Miller (WV)
     Miller-Meeks
     Molinaro
     Moolenaar
     Moore (UT)
     Moore (WI)
     Morelle
     Moulton
     Moylan
     Mrvan
     Murphy
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Newhouse
     Nickel
     Norcross
     Norton
     Nunn (IA)
     Obernolte
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Ogles
     Omar
     Owens
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peltola
     Pence
     Perez
     Perry
     Peters
     Pettersen
     Pfluger
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Plaskett
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Quigley
     Ramirez
     Raskin
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rose
     Ross
     Rouzer
     Roy
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rutherford
     Ryan
     Sablan
     Salazar
     Salinas
     Sanchez
     Sarbanes
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Scholten
     Schrier
     Schweikert
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Self
     Sessions
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Sherrill
     Simpson
     Slotkin
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Smucker
     Sorensen
     Soto
     Stansbury
     Stanton
     Stauber
     Steel
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Stevens
     Stewart
     Strickland
     Strong
     Swalwell
     Sykes
     Takano
     Thanedar
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thompson (PA)
     Timmons
     Titus
     Tlaib
     Tokuda
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres (NY)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Turner
     Underwood
     Valadao
     Van Duyne
     Van Orden
     Vargas
     Vasquez
     Veasey
     Velazquez
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Waltz
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Weber (TX)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Williams (NY)
     Williams (TX)
     Wilson (FL)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Yakym

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Blumenauer
     Bucshon
     Castro (TX)
     Cleaver
     Cohen
     Costa
     Cuellar
     Kelly (IL)
     Leger Fernandez
     Moskowitz
     Mullin
     Nadler
     Radewagen
     Spartz

                              {time}  1813


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting Chair (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.
  Mr. FULCHER changed his vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


                Amendment No. 7 Offered by Mr. Davidson

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. 
Davidson) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the 
ayes prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 89, 
noes 338, not voting 13, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 152]

                                AYES--89

     Arrington
     Banks
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Brecheen
     Burchett
     Burgess
     Burlison
     Cammack
     Cline
     Cloud
     Clyde
     Collins
     Crane
     Davidson
     DesJarlais
     Donalds
     Duncan
     Dunn (FL)
     Emmer
     Fitzgerald
     Fry
     Fulcher
     Garcia, Mike
     Good (VA)
     Gosar
     Green (TN)
     Greene (GA)
     Griffith
     Guest
     Hageman
     Harris
     Harshbarger
     Hern
     Higgins (LA)
     Hudson
     Hunt
     Jackson (TX)
     Johnson (LA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Joyce (PA)
     Kelly (MS)
     Kiley
     Lamborn
     Lesko
     Loudermilk
     Luna
     Luttrell
     Mace
     Massie
     Mast
     McClintock
     McCormick

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     Meuser
     Miller (IL)
     Miller (OH)
     Mills
     Moolenaar
     Mooney
     Moore (AL)
     Moran
     Nehls
     Norman
     Ogles
     Palmer
     Pence
     Perry
     Posey
     Rosendale
     Santos
     Scalise
     Schweikert
     Self
     Smucker
     Spartz
     Steube
     Tenney
     Tiffany
     Timmons
     Van Drew
     Van Duyne
     Waltz
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Williams (TX)

                               NOES--338

     Adams
     Aderholt
     Aguilar
     Alford
     Allen
     Allred
     Amodei
     Armstrong
     Auchincloss
     Babin
     Bacon
     Baird
     Balderson
     Balint
     Barr
     Barragan
     Bean (FL)
     Beatty
     Bentz
     Bera
     Bergman
     Beyer
     Bice
     Bishop (GA)
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bost
     Bowman
     Boyle (PA)
     Brown
     Brownley
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Budzinski
     Bush
     Calvert
     Caraveo
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carey
     Carl
     Carson
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (LA)
     Carter (TX)
     Cartwright
     Casar
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Chavez-DeRemer
     Cherfilus-McCormick
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Ciscomani
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Clyburn
     Cole
     Comer
     Connolly
     Correa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Crockett
     Crow
     Curtis
     D'Esposito
     Davids (KS)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (NC)
     De La Cruz
     Dean (PA)
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Deluzio
     DeSaulnier
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Duarte
     Edwards
     Ellzey
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Estes
     Evans
     Ezell
     Fallon
     Feenstra
     Ferguson
     Finstad
     Fischbach
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Fletcher
     Flood
     Foster
     Foushee
     Foxx
     Frankel, Lois
     Franklin, C. Scott
     Frost
     Gaetz
     Gallagher
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garbarino
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Garcia, Robert
     Gimenez
     Golden (ME)
     Goldman (NY)
     Gomez
     Gonzales, Tony
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gonzalez-Colon
     Gooden (TX)
     Gottheimer
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green, Al (TX)
     Grijalva
     Grothman
     Guthrie
     Harder (CA)
     Hayes
     Higgins (NY)
     Hill
     Himes
     Hinson
     Horsford
     Houchin
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Hoyle (OR)
     Huffman
     Huizenga
     Issa
     Ivey
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson (NC)
     Jackson Lee
     Jacobs
     James
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Joyce (OH)
     Kamlager-Dove
     Kaptur
     Kean (NJ)
     Keating
     Kelly (PA)
     Khanna
     Kiggans (VA)
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kim (CA)
     Kim (NJ)
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     Kustoff
     LaHood
     LaLota
     LaMalfa
     Landsman
     Langworthy
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Latta
     LaTurner
     Lawler
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (FL)
     Lee (NV)
     Lee (PA)
     Letlow
     Levin
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lynch
     Magaziner
     Malliotakis
     Mann
     Manning
     Matsui
     McBath
     McCaul
     McClain
     McClellan
     McCollum
     McGarvey
     McGovern
     McHenry
     Meeks
     Menendez
     Meng
     Mfume
     Miller (WV)
     Miller-Meeks
     Molinaro
     Moore (UT)
     Moore (WI)
     Morelle
     Moulton
     Moylan
     Mrvan
     Murphy
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Newhouse
     Nickel
     Norcross
     Norton
     Nunn (IA)
     Obernolte
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Owens
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peltola
     Perez
     Peters
     Pettersen
     Pfluger
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Plaskett
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Quigley
     Ramirez
     Raskin
     Reschenthaler
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rose
     Ross
     Rouzer
     Roy
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rutherford
     Ryan
     Sablan
     Salazar
     Salinas
     Sanchez
     Sarbanes
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Scholten
     Schrier
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, Austin
     Scott, David
     Sessions
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Sherrill
     Simpson
     Slotkin
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Sorensen
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Stansbury
     Stanton
     Stauber
     Steel
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Stevens
     Stewart
     Strickland
     Strong
     Swalwell
     Sykes
     Takano
     Thanedar
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thompson (PA)
     Titus
     Tlaib
     Tokuda
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres (NY)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Turner
     Underwood
     Valadao
     Van Orden
     Vargas
     Vasquez
     Veasey
     Velazquez
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Williams (NY)
     Wilson (FL)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Yakym
     Zinke

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Blumenauer
     Bucshon
     Castro (TX)
     Cleaver
     Cohen
     Costa
     Cuellar
     Kelly (IL)
     Leger Fernandez
     Moskowitz
     Mullin
     Nadler
     Radewagen

                              {time}  1818


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.
  Mr. PFLUGER changed his vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


               Amendment No. 8 Offered by Mr. Fitzpatrick

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Fitzpatrick) on which further proceedings were 
postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 386, 
noes 39, not voting 15, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 153]

                               AYES--386

     Adams
     Aderholt
     Aguilar
     Alford
     Allen
     Allred
     Amodei
     Armstrong
     Arrington
     Auchincloss
     Babin
     Bacon
     Baird
     Balderson
     Balint
     Banks
     Barr
     Barragan
     Bean (FL)
     Beatty
     Bentz
     Bera
     Bergman
     Beyer
     Bice
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (GA)
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bost
     Bowman
     Boyle (PA)
     Brown
     Brownley
     Buchanan
     Budzinski
     Bush
     Calvert
     Cammack
     Caraveo
     Carbajal
     Carey
     Carl
     Carson
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (LA)
     Carter (TX)
     Cartwright
     Casar
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Chavez-DeRemer
     Cherfilus-McCormick
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Ciscomani
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Clyburn
     Clyde
     Cole
     Collins
     Comer
     Connolly
     Correa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Crockett
     Crow
     Curtis
     D'Esposito
     Davids (KS)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (NC)
     De La Cruz
     Dean (PA)
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Deluzio
     DeSaulnier
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Donalds
     Duarte
     Duncan
     Dunn (FL)
     Edwards
     Ellzey
     Emmer
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Estes
     Evans
     Ezell
     Fallon
     Feenstra
     Ferguson
     Finstad
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Fletcher
     Flood
     Foster
     Foushee
     Foxx
     Frankel, Lois
     Franklin, C. Scott
     Frost
     Fry
     Fulcher
     Gallagher
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garbarino
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Garcia, Mike
     Garcia, Robert
     Gimenez
     Golden (ME)
     Goldman (NY)
     Gomez
     Gonzales, Tony
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gonzalez-Colon
     Gooden (TX)
     Gottheimer
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green (TN)
     Green, Al (TX)
     Grijalva
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Hageman
     Harder (CA)
     Harshbarger
     Hayes
     Hern
     Higgins (NY)
     Hill
     Himes
     Hinson
     Horsford
     Houchin
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Hoyle (OR)
     Hudson
     Huffman
     Huizenga
     Hunt
     Issa
     Ivey
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson (NC)
     Jackson (TX)
     Jackson Lee
     Jacobs
     James
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (LA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Joyce (OH)
     Joyce (PA)
     Kamlager-Dove
     Kaptur
     Kean (NJ)
     Keating
     Kelly (MS)
     Kelly (PA)
     Khanna
     Kildee
     Kiley
     Kilmer
     Kim (CA)
     Kim (NJ)
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     Kustoff
     LaHood
     LaLota
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Landsman
     Langworthy
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Latta
     LaTurner
     Lawler
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (FL)
     Lee (NV)
     Lee (PA)
     Letlow
     Levin
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Luttrell
     Mace
     Magaziner
     Malliotakis
     Mann
     Manning
     Massie
     Mast
     Matsui
     McBath
     McCaul
     McClain
     McClellan
     McClintock
     McCollum
     McCormick
     McGarvey
     McGovern
     McHenry
     Meeks
     Menendez
     Meng
     Meuser
     Mfume
     Miller (IL)
     Miller (OH)
     Miller (WV)
     Miller-Meeks
     Mills
     Molinaro
     Moolenaar
     Mooney
     Moore (AL)
     Moore (UT)
     Moore (WI)
     Moran
     Morelle
     Moulton
     Moylan
     Mrvan
     Murphy
     Napolitano
     Neguse
     Nehls
     Newhouse
     Nickel
     Norcross
     Norton
     Nunn (IA)
     Obernolte
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Owens
     Pallone
     Palmer
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Peltola
     Pence
     Perez
     Peters
     Pettersen
     Pfluger
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Plaskett
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Quigley
     Ramirez
     Raskin
     Reschenthaler
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rose
     Ross
     Rouzer
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rutherford
     Ryan
     Sablan
     Salazar
     Salinas
     Sanchez
     Sarbanes
     Scalise
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Scholten
     Schrier
     Schweikert
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, Austin
     Scott, David
     Self
     Sessions
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Sherrill
     Simpson
     Slotkin
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Smucker
     Sorensen
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Spartz
     Stanton
     Stauber
     Steel
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Stevens
     Stewart
     Strickland
     Strong
     Swalwell
     Sykes
     Takano
     Tenney
     Thanedar
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thompson (PA)
     Tiffany
     Timmons
     Titus
     Tokuda

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     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres (NY)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Turner
     Underwood
     Valadao
     Van Drew
     Van Duyne
     Van Orden
     Vargas
     Vasquez
     Veasey
     Velazquez
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Williams (NY)
     Williams (TX)
     Wilson (FL)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Yakym
     Zinke

                                NOES--39

     Biggs
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Brecheen
     Buck
     Burchett
     Burgess
     Burlison
     Cardenas
     Cline
     Cloud
     Crane
     Davidson
     Gaetz
     Good (VA)
     Gosar
     Greene (GA)
     Griffith
     Harris
     Higgins (LA)
     Johnson (GA)
     Kiggans (VA)
     Lesko
     Loudermilk
     Luna
     Lynch
     Neal
     Norman
     Ogles
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Perry
     Posey
     Rosendale
     Roy
     Santos
     Stansbury
     Steube
     Tlaib

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Blumenauer
     Bucshon
     Castro (TX)
     Cleaver
     Cohen
     Costa
     Cuellar
     Grothman
     Kelly (IL)
     Leger Fernandez
     Moskowitz
     Mullin
     Nadler
     Radewagen
     Waltz

                              {time}  1822


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting Chair (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

                              {time}  1830


                Amendment No. 9 Offered by Mr. Garbarino

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 9 
printed in House Report 118-12.
  Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Add at the end the following:

 TITLE VII--RULE OF CONSTRUCTION ON STUDENT ACCESS TO BOOKS AND OTHER 
                           READING MATERIALS

     SEC. 701. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION ON STUDENT ACCESS TO BOOKS AND 
                   OTHER READING MATERIALS.

       Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, 
     shall be construed as authorizing or granting parents the 
     right or ability to deny any student who is not their child 
     from accessing any books or other reading materials that are 
     otherwise available in the library of their child's school.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 241, the gentleman 
from New York (Mr. Garbarino) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New York.
  Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chair, every parent has the inherent right and responsibility to 
decide what is best for their child, how to raise them, how to care for 
them, and what information to expose them to or to protect them from.
  My amendment protects the ability of parents to participate in the 
education of their own child by reaffirming parental choice and 
ensuring that children are not subject to the censorship of adults who 
are not their parents.
  I urge my colleagues to support this amendment, and I reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to claim 
time in opposition, although I am not opposed to it.
  The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
from Virginia?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, this amendment exposes a problem 
with the underlying bill.
  You should not be able to ban books for other parents' children. In 
fact, this amendment exposes the bill as actually doing exactly that. 
That is why this amendment is appropriate, and I would hope that it 
would be adopted.
  Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Chair, I appreciate the gentleman's words and his 
support of this. I also appreciate the chairwoman's support of this 
amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my 
time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Garbarino).
  The amendment was agreed to.


           Amendment No. 10 Offered by Mr. Green of Tennessee

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 10 
printed in House Report 118-12.
  Mr. GREEN of Tennessee. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 9, line 4, strike ``and''.
       Page 9, line 9, strike the punctuation after ``event'' and 
     insert ``; and''.
       Page 9, after line 9, insert the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(O) the right to timely notice of any major cyberattack 
     against their child's school that may have compromised 
     student or parent information.''.
       Page 11, line 4, strike the punctuation after ``school'' 
     and insert a period.
       Page 11, after line 4, insert the following new clause:
       ``(v) Cyberattacks.--A local educational agency receiving 
     funds under this part shall ensure that each elementary 
     school and secondary school served by such agency provides 
     the parents of each child who is a student in such school 
     notifications described in paragraph (1)(O).''.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 241, the gentleman 
from Tennessee (Mr. Green) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Tennessee.
  Mr. GREEN of Tennessee. Mr. Chair, our Nation's critical 
infrastructure and cybersecurity are increasingly under attack by 
malicious actors who seek to extort and do harm to the American people.
  Hospitals, financial institutions, utilities, and government agencies 
are all popular targets, but cyberattacks are now targeting the next 
generation of Americans, K-12 students.
  While the total number of cyberattacks on K-12 schools is unknown, 
recent reports have indicated that ransomware attacks on K-12 schools 
increased between 2020 and 2022.
  Local and State officials report that loss of learning following a 
cyberattack can range from 3 days to 3 weeks, and recovery time can 
take anywhere from 2 to 9 months. Officials also reported monetary 
losses to school districts ranging from $50,000 to $1 million due to 
expenses from a cyber incident.
  Cyberattacks often result in the disclosure and theft of students' 
personal information. In a 2020 report, the GAO found that such 
information compromised included students grades, their Social Security 
numbers, and medical information.
  In December 2021, a vendor for Chicago Public Schools was a victim of 
a ransomware attack in which more than 500,000 students' and staff 
members' personal information was disclosed. The data included the 
students' names, schools, dates of birth, gender, school identification 
numbers, State student identification numbers, and course information 
from previous school years. One study found that between 2018 and 2021, 
roughly 3 million students were impacted by ransomware attacks.
  Parents who entrust their students' information to public 
institutions have the right to know when that information is 
compromised. We must do the work to ensure these attacks are not 
successful and that malicious actors are brought to justice.
  Parents need to know when their students' personal information has 
been compromised so they can take the necessary steps to protect them. 
Transparency is essential to protecting the privacy of students.
  We need schools that are both transparent and accountable to parents. 
Parents shouldn't be stonewalled when asking for information about 
their child's personal records. The FBI should focus on investigating 
these cyber incidents and informing parents on the irreparable harm 
done to their children's cybersecurity rather than monitoring their 
parents' free speech and shutting down parent involvement.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to put parents before politics and 
support this amendment.
  Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to claim 
the time in opposition, although I am not opposed to it.

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  The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
from Virginia?
  There was no objection.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, I have some concern with some of 
the terms in the amendment, like what constitutes a major cyberattack 
or who determines whether an attack has been made, or if notice is 
required if it may have compromised information and exactly what is 
concerned there.
  Generally speaking, if information is exposed during a cyberattack, 
people expect to be notified so that they can take appropriate action 
to protect themselves. These schools should be no exception. I support 
the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. GREEN of Tennessee. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my 
time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Green).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Tennessee 
will be postponed.
  The Chair understands that amendment No. 11 will not be offered.


                 Amendment No. 12 Offered by Ms. Jacobs

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 12 
printed in House Report 118-12.
  Ms. JACOBS. Mr. Chair, I have amendment No. 12 at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

         Page 6, line 14, strike ``, at no cost,''.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 241, the gentlewoman 
from California (Ms. Jacobs) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from California.
  Ms. JACOBS. Mr. Chair, I rise today to fight for kids, parents and 
guardians, and educators in San Diego and across the country.
  All parents and guardians want for their kids is for them to grow up 
safe, healthy, and happy, and have the tools needed to confidently and 
successfully go out into the world. Obviously, they should be involved 
in their kids' education and shaping their minds and lives, but H.R. 5 
is not the solution.
  I think we can all agree that educators can be some of the most 
influential people in our kids' lives. They have the power to inspire 
lifelong learning. They can help foster creativity and curiosity and 
teach children new information and perspectives, but H.R. 5 fails to 
value educators.
  It fails to acknowledge or even address that teachers are overworked 
and underpaid, fueling the burnout that has created a nationwide 
teacher shortage that was exponentially worsened by the pandemic.
  H.R. 5 fails to address school safety. There have been 322 school 
shootings this year alone. Just yesterday, there was a shooting at a 
Denver high school. By failing to act on gun violence in schools, we 
are allowing an entire generation to grow up with so much trauma: The 
trauma of school shooting drills, of growing up watching school 
shootings on the news, wearing bulletproof backpacks to school and 
knowing that one day it could save your life.
  However, H.R. 5 does not even attempt to proactively end the gun 
violence epidemic at schools. It only permits parents and guardians the 
right to a notification when violence at a school occurs.
  My colleagues glaze over the causes of real violence at our Nation's 
schools, like proper investments in school-based mental health 
programs, social, emotional, and cultural competency professional 
development for educators and administrators, disciplinary measures 
that eradicate the cradle-to-prison pipeline, and, more importantly, 
gun control measures to ensure that our youth are safe from school 
shootings.
  We need parents and guardians to be involved in the classroom because 
too often it is all on teachers to make up for emotional support, 
learning, and care in the classroom that should also be provided at 
home.
  H.R. 5 doesn't give all parents and guardians the tools for 
constructive involvement and unfairly empowers a very narrow set to 
dictate what all students learn about.
  It will open the door to book bans and censorship to control what 
students learn and read about, neglecting important parts of history 
like the civil rights movement and learning about people's identities.
  It would also mandate schools to out LGBTQ+ students to their 
parents, violating students' privacy and potentially exposing them to 
harm in the process.
  While I am thankful that the Rules Committee supported two of my 
amendments, it is shameful that they rejected my amendment to ensure 
that teaching about the Holocaust and anti-Semitism in schools should 
be taught with the acknowledgement that those actions were immoral.
  Amid skyrocketing anti-Semitic rhetoric, especially from some of my 
colleagues in this body, and growing violence targeting the Jewish 
community, Congress needs to use its power to end hatred and 
discrimination against Jews.
  That work starts with our actions and ensuring that ``Never Again'' 
is a reality by teaching about the Holocaust and the lingering hate 
that still exists today.
  In the height of irony, this bill even includes a sense of Congress 
that all public elementary and secondary schools should have 
opportunities to learn the history of the Holocaust and anti-Semitism, 
but that means very little if we are unwilling to mandate how wrong and 
immoral those actions were.
  This bill is a disservice to our kids, parents and guardians, 
teachers, and to our future by not providing kids the tools to be 
engaged, thoughtful citizens. So we should take the opportunity to 
improve this bill.
  Mr. Chair, my amendment eliminates the ``at no cost'' unfunded 
mandate embedded within the bill that would require schools--that are 
already underfunded and under-resourced--to be burdened with printing 
out professional development and curriculum materials at zero cost.
  I agree that parents should have access to school curriculums, most 
of which are already published online.
  However, if my colleagues believe parents should have this right so 
strongly, then they should provide additional funding for school 
systems to be able to comply. We want all parents and guardians to be 
involved in the classroom.
  This is a simple, commonsense solution that removes a potentially 
costly barrier for school systems that are already struggling to 
maintain their budgets.
  I urge my colleagues to support my amendment to remove the ``at no 
cost'' provisions in H.R. 5 to bring all parents and guardians to the 
table for their kids' learning.
  Parents and guardians should be active participants in kids' 
education, but that doesn't mean we should lose sight of school safety, 
ending discrimination, supporting teachers, and ensuring a well-rounded 
curriculum that prepares kids for the future.
  Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Chair, I claim the time in opposition to the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from North Carolina is recognized 
for 5 minutes.
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chair, parents have a fundamental right to know what their 
children are being taught, and it should not depend on how rich or poor 
they are.
  The amendment under consideration would strike the phrase ``at no 
cost'' from the clause stating that parents have the right to review 
and make copies of curricula. In other words, this amendment would 
allow schools to charge parents for copies of what their children are 
being taught.

  On principle, that is a terrible idea. Republicans believe that every 
parent, no matter how much money they have, should be free to know what 
their child is being taught.
  This amendment is also terrible policy. Under the provision, schools 
could charge every parent exorbitant

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amounts for copying curricula and effectively make it impossible for 
parents to access the curriculum of their children. We know that 
schools can use cost as a weapon to keep curriculum a secret.
  I spoke earlier about a Rhode Island mother of two, Nicole Solas, who 
became concerned that her child's school was teaching radical leftist 
ideology. She asked for the school's curriculum but was persistently 
stonewalled and told to file public records requests. She did, and the 
school hit her with a $75,000 bill.
  That kind of conduct is outrageous. No parent should have to pay 
$75,000 to learn what their child is being taught. Just the threat of 
this kind of a bill has a chilling effect on other parents.
  That is why it is essential we defeat this amendment. Parents should 
be able to see their child's curriculum without worrying the school 
will slam them with an exorbitant bill.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to vote against this amendment and in 
favor of the underlying bill. I reserve the balance of my time.

                              {time}  1845

  Ms. JACOBS. Mr. Chair, I completely agree that parents should have 
access to curriculum and know what their kids are learning. Schools 
publish curriculums online already. Most of the information that they 
would need is already publicly available.
  Frankly, if we want to make sure that parents are able to access this 
with no cost, we shouldn't be burdening the parents, and we also 
shouldn't be burdening the already overburdened school districts. We 
should be funding it. Right now, this is an unfunded mandate, which I 
urge my colleagues not to support.
  Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Chair, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Again, we should defeat this amendment that would encourage schools 
to throw up roadblocks in front of parents.
  We should defeat this amendment that would make money a barrier to 
parental engagement. We should defeat this amendment and support the 
underlying bill.
  Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from California (Ms. Jacobs).
  The amendment was rejected.


                 Amendment No. 13 Offered by Ms. Jacobs

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 13 
printed in House Report 118-12.
  Ms. JACOBS. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

         Page 7, beginning line 22, strike subparagraph (J) and 
     redesignate the succeeding subparagraphs accordingly.
         Page 18, strike line 1 and all that follows through the 
     end of line 2.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 241, the gentlewoman 
from California (Ms. Jacobs) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from California.
  Ms. JACOBS. Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chair, we all know that our educators and school districts are 
overburdened and overworked, as well as undervalued and underpaid. H.R. 
5 worsens these systemic problems.
  My amendment removes an unnecessary and burdensome provision 
permitting parents and guardians to review professional development 
materials for educators. This would impact educators' and school 
districts' already limited time and resources without any positive gain 
for parents, guardians, and students.
  My colleagues have failed to define what constitutes professional 
development, which ultimately may limit the types of professional 
development available to educators.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to support my amendment so that we 
can ensure that educators' time is directed at enriching our kids' 
education and not fulfilling onerous requirements.
  Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from North Carolina is recognized 
for 5 minutes.
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  We all know the impact that a good teacher can have. A good teacher 
can be motivating, challenging, and life changing for young students. 
We all want to have good teachers.
  I spent my career in education. I have met countless teachers over 
the years who care deeply about students and want to do the right 
thing.
  Unfortunately, too many in the education bureaucracy are working 
against teachers with professional development materials that seek to 
push radical ideologies meant to be passed on to students. Furthermore, 
there are numerous professional development groups that want to supply 
teachers with these talking points.
  That is why it is essential we know exactly what teachers themselves 
are being taught, what kind of professional development they are 
receiving, and who is providing it.
  We Republicans believe that parents have a fundamental right to know 
these answers. Parents need to know who is teaching the teachers, and 
taxpayers have a right to know what kind of professional development 
they are paying for.
  Frankly, opposition to giving parents access to this information and 
these materials is evidence of the need for this bill. What is it that 
proponents of this amendment are trying to hide?
  During the Rules Committee hearing, one of the Democrat Members even 
recognized that reviewing professional development materials is a 
fundamental right. He told me: ``I agree with you. These are really 
important, vital rights every parent in the country ought to have. . . 
. I would think that the best place to start would be . . . to ask the 
local school board and make sure that the right to review, for example, 
any professional development material is secured.''
  I agree with the Democratic Congressman. Reviewing professional 
development material is a vital right of every parent.
  His mistake, however, is to think that every local school board will 
voluntarily allow such. Many do not. That is why we need the Parents 
Bill of Rights Act.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to vote against this amendment and in 
favor of the underlying bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. JACOBS. Mr. Chair, I agree that parents deserve to see some 
professional development. That is why I want the majority to define 
``professional development'' so we can make sure that we are actually 
doing what we intend to do.
  As the bill is written, it includes specialized instructional support 
personnel such as speech-language pathologists and audiologists who 
have specific continuing education requirements that are sometimes 
accessed through continuing education courses that have copyright 
restrictions that limit use and distribution of materials and content.
  My amendment would ensure that all teachers and specialized 
instructional support personnel are able to access the professional 
development courses they need to maintain their skills and even their 
licenses and certifications, which this bill, as written, would get in 
the way of.
  Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Chair, this amendment seeks to remove information about 
the education children are receiving from parents. We should defeat 
this amendment and support the underlying bill.
  Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from California (Ms. Jacobs).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes 
appeared to have it.
  Ms. JACOBS. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from California 
will be postponed.


                 Amendment No. 14 Offered by Mr. Lawler

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 14 
printed in House Report 118-12.

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  Mr. LAWLER. Mr. Chair, I have amendment No. 14 at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Add at the end the following:

            TITLE VII--INAPPLICABILITY TO NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS

     SEC. 701. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       Nothing in this Act may be construed to impose any 
     requirements on non-public elementary or secondary schools.

     SEC. 702. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that local educational agencies 
     do not have the authority to exercise any direction, 
     supervision, or control over the curriculum or program of 
     instruction of non-public elementary or secondary schools.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 241, the gentleman 
from New York (Mr. Lawler) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New York.
  Mr. LAWLER. Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chair, I rise today to offer an amendment to H.R. 5, the Parents 
Bill of Rights Act.
  In my district and in districts across the country, our education 
system is a balance of public schools, private schools, charter 
schools, parochial schools, vocational schools, and home schools.
  My amendment would make clear this bill only applies to schools that 
take funds from the Department of Education and would ensure that non-
public schools are able to determine their own curriculum and not have 
curriculum imposed on them by local school boards and States that 
disregard that right.
  In New York, for instance, this is of great concern as the current 
Governor and her administration have attempted to impose severe 
restrictions on private schools, including Catholic schools and 
yeshivas in school districts across the State. A key provision of this 
new State regulation was actually thrown out in court today.
  Parents choose to send their children to the school they feel best 
fits their needs and beliefs. It is not the role of any government to 
dictate to parents and children what they should believe or practice, 
and in my district, that certainly is a concern held by many parents.
  I have parents contact my office every day with concerns about their 
children's education and the State trying to force itself into the 
relationship between educators and students.
  I am hopeful that my colleagues will join me in supporting this 
amendment, which protects non-public schools from being forced to adopt 
questionable practices forced on them by school boards and States.
  Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the 
amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, in the first part of the bill, 
it says nothing is actually to be construed to oppose any requirements 
of non-public elementary and secondary schools. I am unaware of 
anything the bill does to impose requirements on non-public elementary 
or secondary schools, so it seems to me to be unnecessary.
  Second, it is the sense of Congress that says local agencies do not 
have the authority to exercise any direction, supervision, or control 
over curriculum or program of instruction of non-public elementary and 
secondary schools. Again, I am unaware of local school boards' 
authority to exercise such supervision, direction, or control, so that 
seems also to be unnecessary.
  I am not sure what the amendment speaks to that is relevant, so I 
oppose the amendment.
  Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Lawler).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                 Amendment No. 15 Offered by Mr. Massie

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 15 
printed in House Report 118-12.
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Add at the end the following:

    TITLE VII--SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO TERMINATION OF CERTAIN 
                FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

     SEC. 701. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO TERMINATION OF THE 
                   ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION FUNCTIONS OF 
                   THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

       It is the sense of Congress that the authority of the 
     Department of Education and the Secretary of Education to 
     operate or administer any office or program related to 
     elementary or secondary education should be terminated on or 
     before December 31, 2023.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 241, the gentleman 
from Kentucky (Mr. Massie) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Kentucky.
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chair, my amendment is quite simple. It expresses the sense of 
Congress that the Department of Education and the Secretary of 
Education should no longer have any authority to administer any program 
related to elementary or secondary education in the United States.
  Some people may confuse the purpose of my amendment, and let me be 
clear: It is to strengthen public education in the United States.
  I am a product of public education, K-12. I attended public schools, 
as did my wife and all of our children.
  We are proud of our schools in this country, but it is time to turn 
in the grade card for the Department of Education. They have been at it 
for 40 years, and they get an F. Education has not improved, but 
spending has doubled per pupil.
  It is time to return the power back to the States, back to the 
people, and back to the school boards to allow them to make these 
decisions locally.
  Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. 
Brecheen).
  Mr. BRECHEEN. Mr. Chair, September 24, 1981, in his address to the 
Nation on the program for economic recovery, President Ronald Reagan 
made the following comment: ``As a third step, we propose to dismantle 
two Cabinet Departments, Energy and Education. Both Secretaries are 
wholly in accord with this. Some of the activities in both of these 
Departments will, of course, be continued either independently or in 
other areas of government. There is only one way to shrink the size and 
cost of Big Government, and that is by eliminating agencies that are 
not needed and are getting in the way of a solution. . . . By 
eliminating the Department of Education less than 2 years after it was 
created, we cannot only reduce the budget but ensure that local needs 
and preferences, rather than wishes of Washington, determine the 
education of our children.''
  The Federal Department of Education was created in 1979. Many people 
can't even remember a time when it was not a creation, but there was 
such a time.
  Mr. Chair, for 200 years, our Nation flourished and had rigorous 
education absent the Federal Department of Education.
  I, too, am a product of public education, but I contend if we want to 
empower parents in the hypersexualized, woke culture that is invading 
our classrooms, we need to give school board members and parents the 
ability to determine the education of their children and empower them 
by returning to the brilliance of our Founding Fathers.
  In the 18 enumerated powers that list those things that the Federal 
Government should do, education is not mentioned. That is why Thomas 
Jefferson made the comment that in order for the Federal Government to 
be involved in education, you have to have a constitutional amendment.
  We need to follow the advice of our Founding Fathers and put this 
back in the hands of our States. They can determine what is happening 
in the classroom. That is a success for our children and this country.

                              {time}  1900

  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the 
amendment.

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  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, whenever we encounter an attempt 
to dismantle the Department of Education, it is clear that we are 
undermining public education. Yet, even the Founders of our great 
Nation were committed to education.
  Moreover, without a Federal role in education, when States were left 
to their own devices, we lacked a common set of standards for high-
quality education, high-quality teachers, and high expectations for 
student outcomes. Many students were left behind, such as racial 
minorities, low income, those with disabilities, those with English as 
a second language.
  The Federal role in education ensures a level playing field for all 
of our students and especially provides funding to help the most needy 
students.
  Moreover, the Federal role in education is still striving to live up 
to the promise of Brown v. Board of Education, the 1954 decision. In 
that decision, the Supreme Court said that education is a right, which 
must be made available to all on equal terms, and further, that 
racially segregated so-called separate but equal education was 
inherently unequal.
  The GAO first revealed in 2016 that public schools, unfortunately, 
are still segregated--as a matter of fact, more segregated now than the 
late 1960s.
  In July 2022, GAO found that more than one in three public K-12 
students attend essentially racially segregated schools, so we still 
have work to do in that area. We still have work to do to fulfill the 
promise of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. We are not 
fulfilling that promise.
  So we still have a lot of work to do on the Federal level. There is a 
Federal role for education. The Department of Education is working on 
fulfilling that responsibility.
  For these reasons, I oppose the amendment, and I urge my colleagues 
to vote ``no.''
  Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Chair, as my colleague from Oklahoma pointed out, 
Congress lacks the constitutional authority to create what amounts to a 
national school board of unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats.
  How many are there; 4,000 bureaucrats in Washington, D.C.?
  My colleague on the other side of the aisle said that basically every 
school would like to have more money.
  How could we do that without raising taxes?
  Quit wasting it in Washington, D.C., on 4,000 bureaucrats who cost us 
about $100,000 apiece.
  These bureaucrats make more than the teachers. Yet, they don't teach 
a single class. They don't write books. They don't help with that.
  In fact, the Federal Government is responsible for about 90 percent 
of the red tape that local schools have to deal with and only about 10 
percent of the funding. It is time to change that equation.
  Imagine if we could hire 4,000 more teachers in this country using 
that money and pay them each $100,000, pay them what the bureaucrats 
get in Washington, D.C.
  How many more kids would get a better education?
  I suspect a lot more kids would get a better education.
  This was a reelection ploy that was foisted on America by Jimmy 
Carter and Congress at the time in 1979. It did not work. He did not 
get reelected. It was not a good idea, but here we are. We are stuck 
with it.
  It is time, as I said before, to reevaluate this.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to vote for this amendment to show 
that we support public education. We support the rights of parents to 
determine through their school boards the rights of teachers. The 
teachers know what to teach and how to teach. They don't need the 
Federal Government telling them.
  What your child learns or how your child learns shouldn't be 
dependent on who won the Presidential election and who became Secretary 
of Education. It is too important to leave it up to that. You need to 
leave it up to your community, to the teachers and the parents.
  Mr. Chair, I urge adoption of this amendment and the underlying bill, 
and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, this is not a complicated 
amendment. It just asks whether you want a Department of Education. I 
think we should have a Department of Education, therefore, I ask for a 
``no'' vote on this amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Fallon). The question is on the amendment 
offered by the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Massie).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. LAWLER. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Kentucky 
will be postponed.


               Amendment No. 16 Offered by Mr. McCormick

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 16 
printed in House Report 118-12.
  Mr. McCORMICK. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk to H.R. 
5.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 11, line 23, insert ``and on any violations of the 
     rights specified in paragraph (1)'' after ``agency''.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 241, the gentleman 
from Georgia (Mr. McCormick) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Georgia.
  Mr. McCORMICK. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to discuss my amendment to 
H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act.
  I speak to all of you as a father of seven, an educator for 4 years, 
both in public and private schools, and a youth minister for over 20 
years.
  It is important to note that as we discuss this legislation, we are 
not guaranteed just local control in our Constitution, but we are also 
guaranteed inalienable, individual rights even when inconvenient to the 
local government, because the ultimate minority we need to protect is 
the individual.
  For amendment No. 16, it clarifies H.R. 5's language to ensure 
parents have the guaranteed opportunity to address the school board 
regarding any violation of their parental rights. This right is implied 
within the bill but deserves stronger language.
  As we have seen too frequently across the country, including two 
counties within my district, concerned moms and dads have been 
silenced, thrown out, and threatened when standing up for their 
children. This is simply unacceptable.
  Amendment No. 16 serves as a form of accountability. We must ensure 
parents should be able to provide school boards with feedback to make 
necessary changes when the rights of the parents or the children are 
infringed upon.
  Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the 
amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, parents already have the right 
to address their local school board. It should be done, unfortunately, 
within reason, but a reasonable amendment was rejected in committee. 
You don't need a Federal law to instruct school board members who are 
elected to be polite to the public. The voters can take care of that.
  This bill grants a Federal right of action to each and every person 
who shows up for the school board, no matter how obnoxious, extreme, 
irrelevant, or repetitive that person may be.
  This amendment is unnecessary because it doesn't do anything to the 
underlying bill. The underlying bill gives you that so-called right, 
but we have heard that some parents have been arrested. As I have said 
before, they were arrested because the police believed they were 
committing a crime.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. McCORMICK. Mr. Chair, the attitude that only some parents should 
be considered, that only some parents

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should be heard, and that some parents should be arrested is not what 
we are talking about.
  We are not talking about the parents who were arrested for doing 
violent things, and that is a very rare exception. We keep on using 
these rare exceptions to make a rule.
  Clearly, there is a need for us to step up and represent these 
parents that are unheard, because when parents are told they cannot 
come before a school board, there is a reason for us to step up and 
take action.
  I think it is simply untrue to say that we already have laws that 
cover this and you already have access to your school board when 
clearly, just in my district alone, that right has been denied.
  That is what we are fighting over right now, a parent's right to 
address a school board when a school board says: Nope, I don't want to 
listen to you. That is what we are arguing about right now.
  If it weren't happening, I wouldn't be standing in front of you right 
now. In fact, I probably wouldn't have been elected, because this is 
one of the main things that parents want, are their rights back for 
them and their children.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, may I inquire how much time I 
have remaining?
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 4 minutes remaining.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Chair, I yield 3 minutes to the 
gentlewoman from California (Ms. Kamlager-Dove).
  Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to speak on the 
amendment and in strong opposition to H.R. 5.
  Today, I spoke with teachers, principals, and superintendents who 
have all gone to school to learn how to educate, manage, and supervise 
the education of our young people. They oppose this bill and the 
usurping of their expertise in their field and their ability to teach.
  H.R. 5 declares that we have now decided that we don't trust our 
teachers.
  I have to say the title of this bill is a lie. It is a Trojan horse 
when it comes to what is best for educating our children. It is really 
about the evisceration of public education.
  I am a parent. I know what is best for my child, but that doesn't 
mean I know what is best for your child. This bill will take the 
participation of parents out of the decisionmaking process and truly 
create anarchy in our education system.
  Earlier today, I was in a committee hearing listening to Republicans 
talk about China, and this is what I heard them say:
  They said, shame on China. China is bashing access to education, 
stifling access to free thought, and banning access to information. The 
hypocrisy in that talking about bashing China, this bill does exactly 
what they say they don't want to see happen.
  The poison pill in this bill will actually promote violence and 
bullying in our schools and of our young kids who are finding 
themselves and trying to learn who they are.
  If you support mob rule, then you support H.R. 5. If you support 
autocracy, then you support H.R. 5.
  The Americans that I know, the constituents in my district, support 
democracy, and that is not H.R. 5.
  Democracy is about everyone having a voice. Hypocrisy is about 
silencing people.
  No one is suggesting that parents can't and shouldn't be involved in 
the education of their children and in the activities that are going on 
in schools.
  Absolutely.
  In fact, if more parents were engaged, teachers would feel supported, 
principals would feel empowered, and communities would thrive. But that 
is not what H.R. 5 is about.
  So I am here to defend our education system and ensure that our 
students and our teachers go to school unencumbered by political 
agendas so that they can live and learn freely about who they are and 
the history of this country and the world.
  Mr. McCORMICK. Mr. Chairman, may I inquire how much time I have 
remaining?
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Georgia has 2\1/2\ minutes 
remaining.
  Mr. McCORMICK. Mr. Chair, I take offense in thinking that mob rule is 
a parent standing up for their child.
  I take offense in thinking that teachers and school systems are the 
only ones that can say so.
  I take offense that just given the opportunity for a parent to give 
feedback to a school board is something other than the most 
representative sort of government that we have.
  The First Amendment allows us to speak openly against our government, 
against our elected officials, and to express our opinions freely, and 
that is what my amendment is about.
  There couldn't be any more constitutional amendment. There couldn't 
be any more freedom and democratic process. There couldn't be any more 
representative thing for your child than you.
  I am empowering you as a woman, as a mother; me as a father--all of 
us. This isn't just for Democrats or Republicans. This is for every 
parent to be able to speak freely to their representative body of 
governance for their schools. That is what this amendment is about.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my 
time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. McCormick).
  The amendment was agreed to.

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               Amendment No. 17 Offered by Mr. McCormick

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 17 
printed in House Report 118-12.
  Mr. McCORMICK. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 9, line 4, strike ``and''.
       Page 9, line 9, strike all punctuation after ``event'' and 
     insert ``; and''.
       Page 9, after line 9, insert the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(O) the right to be informed of any non-curriculum-based 
     celebratory initiatives or non-curriculum-based events for 
     students (other than initiatives or events related to 
     birthdays or Federal legal pubic holidays) that are organized 
     by the school and that will be made available to their 
     child.''.
       Page 5, line 9, strike ``and''.
       Page 5, line 18, strike all punctuation after ``speaker'' 
     and insert ``; and''.
       Page 5, after line 18, insert the following new paragraph:
       ``(12) ensure that each elementary school and secondary 
     school served by the local educational agency provides to the 
     parents of students enrolled at such school, before any non-
     curriculum-based celebratory initiative or non-curriculum-
     based event described in subsection (e)(1)(O)--
       ``(A) timely notice and a description of such initiative or 
     event; and
       ``(B) timely notice that a parent of a student is required 
     to grant permission, in written or electronic form, in order 
     for the child to participate or attend such an initiative or 
     event, and the procedure required for the parent to provide 
     such permission.''.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 241, the gentleman 
from Georgia (Mr. McCormick) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Georgia.
  Mr. McCORMICK. Mr. Chair, my amendment No. 17 is a simple addition to 
H.R. 5 that states that parents have the right to be informed of any 
non-curriculum-based initiatives or events, and parents have the right 
to opt-in their child to such events, excluding birthday celebrations 
and Federal holidays.
  Examples of these events that my amendment seeks to address include: 
National French Week, Firefighter Appreciation Day, Democracy Day, or 
any other politically motivated or controversial extracurricular 
activities.
  Some of these activities are great. However, it is important that 
parents aren't simply aware of the activities their children are 
participating in, we also want to give parents the ability to be 
proactive in their child's education and especially their 
extracurricular activities. This is their right.
  This amendment has nothing to do with technical careers or college 
prep. It only applies to initiatives and events outside of the 
curriculum.
  The American Psychological Association has confirmed what common 
sense already tells us, which is that parental involvement in education 
is vital. Students with parents who are involved

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have a higher chance to get better grades and test scores, have better 
school attendance, and even better social outcomes.
  Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the 
amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, I am having a little trouble 
understanding the amendment. As I understand it, a student couldn't 
participate in a non-curriculum-based activity, event, or initiative 
unless the parents have affirmatively opted in. Otherwise, the students 
would be prevented from participating in that event.
  If that is my understanding, if the parents don't get the paperwork 
in, the students can't participate in the event.
  Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. McCORMICK. I think that is an excellent point. What do we require 
opt-in for right now?
  Right now, for free and reduced lunch, you have to opt in. For a 
field trip, you have to opt in. For lots of activities you have to opt 
in. Things that are good for the children.
  If the child wants to go, I guarantee, as a father of seven, they are 
going to come to me and say, Dad, I want to go to this, and I am going 
to opt in if it is something that I want them to participate in.
  This is not unprecedented. This is something that gives you power, 
once again, control of what you want your children to be exposed to, 
that has nothing to do with academics. Nothing to do with academics.
  This could be used in positive ways or negative ways, depending on 
you how view your children's education.
  There are already plenty of measures to make the content and the 
curriculum accountable to parental oversight, but the non-curriculum-
based events and initiatives don't have these measures.
  Further, this amendment doesn't state how schools have to get consent 
from parents; one event at a time. The language is drafted so that the 
school can determine how to best inform and receive a parent's consent. 
It can be done for the entire year all at once. That is up to the 
school.
  Once again, it empowers parents to have control of things that are 
outside of academics, which we already have a precedent for.
  Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Chair, I yield myself 1 minute.
  Mr. Chairman, I am advised that in some Montgomery County, Maryland 
schools, they have a celebration on Halloween with a costume parade and 
a Valentine's Day with a class party. If the parents didn't get the 
paperwork in on time, the children can't participate.
  I don't know if recess is a non-curriculum-based initiative, but my 
guess is, until you get your paperwork in, you can't go out and play in 
recess.
  Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. McCORMICK. Mr. Chair, clearly, I am not talking about recess. 
Let's not get crazy about what kind of things we are claiming right 
now.
  I am talking about--you're right, it could be anything from let me 
dress up as something vulgar, or let me--it could be anything 
controversial or noncontroversial. It doesn't really matter.
  Once again, we get back to the content of something we already do. 
You are right, your kids might benefit greatly from going down to the 
power station for a field trip, but you already have to opt them in. 
You are doing that already.
  I am talking about things that have nothing to do with academics. 
This has to do with empowering parents, just like they already are on 
several occasions, to have control of what their children are exposed 
to. That is what parental rights are all about. That is empowering each 
individual, as a parent, and each student, to be exposed to only what 
they think is pertinent to their education in a way that they want to 
be presented.
  Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  I think we understand that now we need a Federal law to determine how 
schools will handle recess and Halloween or Valentine's Day parties. We 
need a Federal law to tell them how to handle it.
  I don't think so. I hope we oppose the amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. McCormick).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Georgia will 
be postponed.


             Amendment No. 18 Offered by Mr. Miller of Ohio

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 18 
printed in House Report 118-12.
  Mr. MILLER of Ohio. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       In title I, insert ``(including secondary career and 
     technical education schools)'' after ``secondary school'' 
     each place such term appears.
       Page 13, after line 21, add the following new section:

     SEC. 106. DEFINITION OF SECONDARY CAREER AND TECHNICAL 
                   EDUCATION SCHOOL.

       Section 8101 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (45) through (52) as 
     paragraphs (46) through (53), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (44) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(45) Secondary career and technical education school.--
     The term `secondary career and technical education school' 
     means a secondary school that is an area career and technical 
     education school described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
     paragraph (3) of section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
     Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2032(3)(A); 
     (B)).''.
       Page 29, line 13, insert ``(including public secondary 
     career and technical education school)'' after ``secondary 
     school''.
       Page 29, line 18, insert ``(including public secondary 
     career and technical education school)'' after ``secondary 
     school''.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 241, the gentleman 
from Ohio (Mr. Miller) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Ohio.
  Mr. MILLER of Ohio. Mr. Chairman, I believe that kids do better in 
school and better in life when their parents are involved in their 
education.
  Parents have a right to know what their children are being taught. 
They have a right to be heard by teachers, by administrators, and 
certainly by their school board members and other policymakers. They 
have a right to protect their children's privacy and to keep them safe, 
and they have a right to know how schools are spending their tax 
dollars.
  These rights are being threatened because some people believe that 
the government knows better than parents about what their kids need to 
succeed. They may be comfortable with bureaucracies standing between 
students and parents, but I am not.
  For these reasons and others, I am proud to be a cosponsor of the 
Parents Bill of Rights Act to enshrine these principles into law. I 
thank Chairwoman Foxx and Congresswoman Letlow for their leadership in 
bringing this important legislation forward.
  Today, I am offering an amendment to further strengthen this bill. My 
amendment is simple. It includes language to ensure that the rights 
defined in the Parents Bill of Rights extend to families of students 
who choose to pursue career and technical education.
  One of the great challenges facing our economy is meeting the needs 
of a changing labor market in the United States. Specifically, we must 
address the skills gap. CTE achieves this goal.
  In my home State of Ohio, 54 percent of jobs require skills training. 
During the 2020-2021 school year, Ohio had over 127,000 secondary CTE 
participants, and the Class of 2021 earned over 51,000 industry-
recognized credentials while graduating high school.
  These are among the hardest working students that you will find, 
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of educational route, and these students matter just as much as those 
who go to college.
  My amendment ensures that families of CTE students are protected by 
the law in the same way that students on the traditional route are 
protected.
  A vote in support of this amendment sends the message that career and 
technical education is not only good for students, but it is great for 
students. It is great for business, and it is great for our 
communities.
  I urge our colleagues to vote ``yes.''
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the 
amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, this amendment, you actually 
would assume that this was part of the bill to begin with. Since it is 
a bad bill, making sure that this is in it is just another bad idea.
  For example, it brings in the provision that you have to notify the 
parents in advance of all the speakers that may be participating, so if 
you are in a career in technical education and you have a Career Day, 
you have got to identify all the speakers that are coming to Career Day 
so the parents--if you can get that list, all of them--they have to be 
notified.
  It would limit the use of employers as speakers because you would 
have to know exactly which one is going to show up, and that would 
limit the students' ability to learn the high-wage, in-demand jobs 
available at a Career Day.
  Basically, this just makes sure that the career and technical 
education is part of the bill, and insofar it is a bad bill, I would 
hope the amendment would be rejected.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. MILLER of Ohio. Mr. Chair, I fundamentally believe that our 
colleagues on the other side of the aisle mean well, but I am shocked 
and appalled that we don't support technical education. This is a solid 
amendment.
  What I just heard, Mr. Chair, is that some of our colleagues on the 
other side of the aisle don't like our union counterparts, who don't 
like our carpenters, who don't like our pipe fitters, who don't like 
our welders, and who don't like our steelworkers that we support.
  That is what I am hearing. I am disturbed by the fact that we cannot 
support the silent majority within this country, the backbone of our 
Nation in technical education throughout this country really is tough 
for me to swallow right now. I am glad that the American people can see 
this for what it is.
  Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 1 minute.
  Mr. Chairman, that is exactly not what I said. There is nothing wrong 
with carpenters or other careers.
  It said that if you have a Career Day you may not be able to have the 
Career Day unless you can get all the speakers lined up well in advance 
and notify all of the parents in advance who they are going to be.
  If you have a plumbing firm wanting to participate, you have to 
figure out which plumber is going to actually show up so you can notify 
the parents of the right one.
  This adds too much confusion to it. You may not even be able to have 
a Career Day. To suggest that I am not in favor of career and technical 
education is ridiculous.
  If you want a reasonable program, you have to allow for the 
participation of people to come in and speak, talk about the high-wage, 
in-demand jobs that are available. Forcing the school to outline each 
and every speaker, know each and every person that is going to show up 
at a Career Day, before the Career Day, in time to notify the parents 
is absurd.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. MILLER of Ohio. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my 
time.
  The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Carter of Georgia). The question is on the 
amendment offered by the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Miller).
  The amendment was agreed to.

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  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Chair, I move that the Committee do now rise.
  The motion was agreed to.
  Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. 
Fallon) having assumed the chair, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Acting Chair 
of the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, reported 
that that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 5) 
to ensure the rights of parents are honored and protected in the 
Nation's public schools, had come to no resolution thereon.

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