# 119-hr-4986: Parents Opt-in Protection Act

119-hr-4986, Parents Opt-in Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL); status in_committee (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4986
- Congress: 119
- Title: Parents Opt-in Protection Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-08-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-11

## Summary

**Requires explicit, per-survey written opt-in consent before any school survey, analysis, or evaluation that reveals personal information.** It would tie consent to each specific survey and assign consent to the student if the student is an adult or emancipated, or to the parent for unemancipated minors. - Families and parents: Parents of unemancipated minors would have to give written permission for each individual survey that asks about a student or the student’s family. This shifts control to parents for those students. - Students: Adults and emancipated minors would need to provide written consent for each specific survey that collects personal information about them or their family. - Schools and program administrators: School officials and evaluators would be required to obtain separate written consent for each survey, analysis, or evaluation instead of relying on blanket or general consent. The bill amends Section 445 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232h) to codify this per-survey opt-in framework.

## Cosponsors (16)

- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burlison, Eric [R-MO-7] (R-MO), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fedorchak, Julie [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-45: FIND Act
- 119-hr-7651: Chloe Cole Act of 2026
- 119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4986 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4986)

## Related
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-45: FIND Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-45)
- [119-hr-7651: Chloe Cole Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7651)
- [119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-404)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4986 (as of 2026-10-11).