198 House Democrats voted against a bill on Wednesday requiring federally funded elementary and middle schools to get parental consent before changing a student’s pronouns, preferred name, or sex-based accommodations.
House Republicans passed the legislation, which was led by Committee on Education and Workforce Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Vice Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT), in a bipartisan 217 to 198 vote.
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Overall, 198 House Democrats opposed the measure, while eight crossed over to vote with 208 Republicans and Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-CA) in favor. The eight Democrats who crossed over to vote for the measure were Reps. Cleo Fields (D-LA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Don Davis (D-NC), Laura Gillen (D-NY), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), and Eugene Vindman (D-VA).
The bill, titled the Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act, would require parental consent to change a student’s gender markers, pronouns, preferred name, or sex-based accommodations, such as a
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