119th Congress · House bill · Last action Jul 21, 2026
H.R. 4986IntroducedEducation
Republicans require parental consent for student data sharing with third parties
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Mary E. (R-IL)16 cosponsorsIntroduced Aug 15, 2025
✆
In plain English
A plain-English summary isn’t available for this bill yet.
Where it is in the process
✓
Introduced
Aug 15
✓
House committee
Jul 21
3
House floor
-
4
Senate
-
5
Signed
-
What happens next: Awaiting committee assignment or hearings in the House.
Community vote
How readers of ThePolitibase feel about this bill. Reader sentiment only — not a scientific poll, and not a measure of public opinion.
- support · - oppose · - total
Sponsor
MR
Cosponsors (16)
MR
AR
LR
KR
RR
BR
ER
+9
All Republican.
Activity timeline
Jul 21
1d ago
1d ago
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15.
Jul 21
1d ago
1d ago
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Aug 15
Aug 15, 2025
Aug 15, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Aug 15
Aug 15, 2025
Aug 15, 2025
Introduced in House
Aug 15
Aug 15, 2025
Aug 15, 2025
Introduced in House
Read the bill text
Official text via Congress.gov. Opens in a new tab.
Full action log
All 5 recorded actions since introduction · Source: Congress.gov
2026
Jul 21
HOUSEOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15.
Jul 21
HOUSECommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025
Aug 15
HOUSEReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Aug 15
Introduced in House
Aug 15
Introduced in House
All 16 cosponsors
0 Democrats · 16 Republicans
Republicans (16)
Cloud, MichaelTX-27
Harris, AndyMD-01
Boebert, LaurenCO-04
Self, KeithTX-03
Fulcher, RussID-01
Babin, BrianTX-36
Burlison, EricMO-07
Higgins, ClayLA-03
Harshbarger, DianaTN-01
Moore, BarryAL-01
Biggs, SheriSC-03
Gill, BrandonTX-26
Gosar, Paul A.AZ-09
Nehls, Troy E.TX-22
Moore, Blake D.UT-01
In the news
Track this bill
Get an alert when it moves to the next stage or gets a vote.