# 117-hr-6017: Parental Rights Protection Act

117-hr-6017, Parental Rights Protection Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6017
- Congress: 117
- Title: Parental Rights Protection Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2021-11-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 30
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Parental Rights Protection Act This bill restricts government entities from requiring that individuals age 18 or younger receive certain COVID-19 vaccines that were authorized through emergency use and related procedures. Specifically, a federal, state, tribal, territorial, or local government entity (including a local educational agency) that receives funding from either the Department of Education or the Department of Health and Human Services may not require such COVID-19 vaccinations for individuals age 18 or younger. In particular, a local educational agency that mandates COVID-19 vaccinations for students loses its eligibility for federal education funding. The bill also requires the prior, informed, written consent of a parent or guardian before administration of such COVID-19 vaccines to an individual age 18 or younger.

## Cosponsors (30)

- Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] (R-AL), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2021-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2021-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] (R-LA), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] (R-OR), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
- 117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19…
- 117-hr-5854: Illegal Immigrant Payoff Prohibition Act
- 117-hr-619: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.
- 117-hr-38: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-6017 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6017)

## Related
- [117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2471)
- [117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-65)
- [117-hr-5854: Illegal Immigrant Payoff Prohibition Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5854)
- [117-hr-619: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-619)
- [117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-548)
- [117-hr-38: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-38)
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