Bar school staff from using pronouns not matching a student's sex

What has happened

1. May 20, 2026 Attempted

   H.R. 2616 passed the House 217-198. Its section 2(a)(1) requires parental consent before an ESEA-funded school changes a covered student's “gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form”, and its section 3 bars ESEA funds from being used to teach gender ideology as Executive Order 14168 defines it. That is passage by one chamber of a parental-consent gate on pronouns — the `attempted` rung — narrowed to school forms and to elementary and middle grades. Referred to Senate HELP on 2026-05-21; no Senate action.

   • H.R. 2616, Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act, as passed by the House of Representatives 217-198 on 2026-05-20

     Primary Congress May 20, 2026

   • ED press release: Trump Administration Cracks Down on School Districts Secretly “Transitioning” Students and Hiding it from Parents

     Primary Executive branch Jul 27, 2026

2. Mar 28, 2025 Not started

   The Student Privacy Policy Office's Dear Colleague Letter on FERPA and the PPRA gives parents a right to see the records; it does not make written parental permission a precondition of a staff member's use of a pronoun.

   • ED press release: U.S. Department of Education Directs Schools to Comply with Parental Rights Laws (SPPO Dear Colleague Letter on FERPA and PPRA)

     Primary Executive branch Mar 28, 2025