# 117-hr-9507: Parental Right to Protect Act

117-hr-9507, Parental Right to Protect Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9507
- Congress: 117
- Title: Parental Right to Protect Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-12-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Parental Right to Protect Act This bill makes states ineligible for funds under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act if the state's child protective services system is permitted to (1) remove a child from the custody of the child's parent or legal guardian because the parent or legal guardian is reluctant or refuses to consent to a gender-transition intervention for the child; or (2) use such reluctance or refusal as evidence of abuse or neglect.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2022-12-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022
- 117-hr-9063: Protect Farmers from the SEC Act
- 117-hr-8736: GUARD VA Benefits Act
- 117-hr-7983: B–VERIFY Act of 2022
- 117-hr-7437: No Timber From Tyrants Act
- 117-hr-6970: FIND Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-9507 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9507)

## Related
- [117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3076)
- [117-hr-9063: Protect Farmers from the SEC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9063)
- [117-hr-8736: GUARD VA Benefits Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8736)
- [117-hr-7983: B–VERIFY Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7983)
- [117-hr-7437: No Timber From Tyrants Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7437)
- [117-hr-6970: FIND Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6970)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9507 (as of 2025-11-18).