# 117-hr-8767: Empowering Parents Act

117-hr-8767, Empowering Parents Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5] (R-VA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8767
- Congress: 117
- Title: Empowering Parents Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-09-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Empowering Parents Act This bill prohibits certain actions by elementary and secondary schools. Specifically, the bill prohibits schools from compelling a teacher or student to adopt, affirm, adhere to, or profess racial discrimination theory or any idea in violation of Title IV or Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; compelling a student to observe or espouse obscene or sexual materials without parental consent; instructing or requiring an employee to refer to a student using a pronoun not associated with the biological sex of the student without parental consent; acting as the agent of a parent for purposes of providing verifiable parental consent or receiving a notice or other information required to be provided to a parent; or neglecting to report sexual assault or sexual harassment on school property to the appropriate law enforcement authorities. A parent aggrieved by conduct prohibited under the bill may commerce a civil action against the school.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2022-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2022-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14] (R-GA), 2022-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2022-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2022-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-8835: Protect the UNBORN Act
- 117-hr-8731: Protect Children’s Innocence Act
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## Sources
- [117-hr-8767 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8767)

## Related
- [117-hr-8835: Protect the UNBORN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8835)
- [117-hr-8731: Protect Children’s Innocence Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8731)
- [117-hres-1167: Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1011) to implement equal prot…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-1167)
- [117-hjres-72: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-72)
- [117-hr-6395: No Mandates Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6395)
- [117-hjres-67: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-67)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8767 (as of 2025-11-18).