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Parents Bill of Rights Act (H.R. 5)

House vote · H.R. 5 · On Passage · March 24, 2023Equal rightsKey vote, counts double

Requires schools to show parents the curriculum, reading lists and budgets, and gives parents a say before a school changes a child's gender marker, pronouns or name.

Liberty position: Yea
The House voted: 213 Yea, 208 Nay
Why Yea is the liberty side: A yes vote backed parents' rights over what schools teach and do.

Counted under the principle One law, equal for every individual.

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359 current members of Congress were in the House for this vote. Members who have left Congress are not listed.

On the liberty side: 177; 176 Republicans, 1 Independent
Against the liberty side: 170; 2 Republicans, 168 Democrats
Not counted: 12; 3 Republicans, 9 Democrats

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177 current members voted Yea.

Against the liberty side

170 current members voted Nay.

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12 current members missed the vote or voted present. Neither counts for or against a member.

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