Category: H.R. 5

House Passes Parents’ Bill of Rights Act

The U.S. House of Representatives on March 24 passed H.R. 5, the Parents’ Bill of Rights Act. The bill passed the lower chamber in a 213–208 party-line vote. Republicans easily defeated a Democrat measure to recommit the legislation to committee. H.R. 5, the fulfillment of Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) long-promised “parental bill…


House GOP Parents’ Bill of Rights Moves One Step Closer to Floor Vote

Republicans on the House Rules Committee have moved the Parents’ Bill of Rights Act one step closer to a floor vote in the House. The committee advanced the bill 9–3 along party lines. All three Democrats on the committee voted against it. H.R. 5, the fulfillment of Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) long-promised “parental…