Congress·In Committee·H.R. 6860

Parental Rights Relief Act

House Committee Reviews Parental Rights Relief Act, Letting Families Sue Schools Over Privacy Violations

Dec 18, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A house committeeNo action in 7 months

The Parental Rights Relief Act is currently sitting in the House Committee on Education and Workforce. No action has been taken on this bill since December 2025, which means it has been stalled for about six months. The committee must review the bill before it can move forward, but most bills like this never receive a vote.

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Key Points

Gives parents and certain adult students a clear path to sue schools in federal court if they believe their education privacy rights were violated.
Lets families go straight to court without first going through the Education Department complaint process.
Requires the Education Department to investigate and decide complaints within 90 days when families do file complaints there.
Allows courts to order fixes (like stopping a practice) and to award reasonable attorney’s fees and costs to the person who sues.
Lets the U.S. Attorney General ask to join certain cases if they are considered important to the public.

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Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

How this policy affects specific groups of people

Mixed Impacts(1)

Federal Employee

Neutral

Positive Impacts(2)

Child Tax Credit

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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

Dec 18, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Dec 18, 2025

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

Related News

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Fox News·Dec 18, 2025

GOP lawmaker vows to give parents more power as schools 'blatantly' violate students' rights

Rep. Harriet Hageman introduced the Parental Rights Relief Act to allow parents to sue in civil court over violations of federal laws like FERPA and PPRA. The bill aims to stop schools from withholding curriculum or records and requires the Education Dept to resolve complaints within 90 days.

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The American Conservative·Dec 25, 2025

Harriet Hageman in Line for Wyoming Senate Seat

In a profile of her Senate candidacy, the article highlights Hageman's introduction of the Parental Rights Relief Act. The bill is described as a key social conservative effort to grant parents the ability to sue over school materials, surveys, and evaluations on sensitive topics.

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