Families’ Rights and Responsibilities Act

Reported lobbying issue

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption: H.R.3492, Protect Children's Innocence Act, establishing criminal offenses for providing gender transition treatments to minors, all provisions. H.R.7651, Chloe Cole Act, providing a private right of action for children and the parents of children whose healthy body parts have been damaged by medical professionals practicing or participating in certain interventions, all provisions. H.R.650/S.204, Families Rights and Responsibilities Act, protecting the right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children as a fundamental right, all provisions. S.9, Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, providing that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth, all provisions S.977, End Taxpayer Funding of Gender Experimentation Act, prohibiting taxpayer-funded gender transition procedures, and for other purposes, all provisions. S.4066, Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act, providing that the approved application under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for the drug mifepristone for the purpose of the termination of intrauterine pregnancy is deemed to have been withdrawn, establishing a Federal tort for harm to women caused by chemical abortion drugs, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R.498, Do No Harm in Medicaid Act, prohibiting Federal Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors, all provisions. H.R.6170/S.3285, ADOPT Act, criminalizing unlawful adoption practices, all provisions. H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act, recognizing students who have completed secondary school education in a home school setting as high school graduates, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R. 6860, Parental Rights Relief Act, providing a private right of action to parents and eligible students to protect certain education-related rights, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R.7661, Stop the Sexualization of Children Act, prohibiting the use of funds provided under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to develop, implement, facilitate, host, or promote any program or activity for, or to provide or promote literature or other materials to, children under the age of 18 that includes sexually oriented material, and for other purposes, all provisions. Issues relating to religious education, abortion, parental rights, and gender policies. Civil Rights/Civil Liberties: H.R.2896/S.1428, Safeguarding Charity Act, clarifying that certain tax exemptions are not treated as federal financial assistance, all provisions. H.R.7286, amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revoke the tax-exempt status of organizations that provide, or provide funding for, abortion, all provisions. H.R.7421, SAFE Olympic Sports Act, providing that a national governing body shall have as an eligibility criteria related to participation in the Olympic Games, a requirement that an amateur athlete may only participate in events corresponding to the sex of such athlete, and for other purposes, all provisions. Issues relating to judicial and executive nominations. Issues relating to recovering attorney fees, women's sports and privacy, free speech, and religious liberty. Foreign Relations: S.3679, Banning Perpetrators of Religious Persecution Act, restricting visa issuance to individuals who have directed, authorized, significantly supported, participated in, or carried out violations of religious freedom, all provisions. H.R.7457, Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act, requiring a comprehensive report on United States efforts to address religious persecution and mass atrocities in Nigeria, all provisions. Issues relating to international religious freedom, prisoners of conscience. Issues relating to foreign censorship and free speech. Banking: Issues relating to debanking. Defense: Issues relating to debanking, foreign censorship, parental rights, and women's privacy.

Reported lobbying issue

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption: H.R.3492, Protect Children's Innocence Act, establishing criminal offenses for providing gender transition treatments to minors, all provisions. H.R.5483, Chloe Cole Act, prohibiting health care professionals, hospitals, or clinics from participating in the chemical or surgical mutilation of a child and providing a private right of action for children and the parents of children whose healthy body parts have been damaged by medical professionals practicing chemical and surgical mutilation, all provisions. H.R.650/S.204, Families Rights and Responsibilities Act, protecting the right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children as a fundamental right, all provisions. S.3238, Conscience Protections for Medical Residents Act, prohibiting approved medical residency training programs under the Medicare program from requiring opt-out abortion training, all provisions. H.R.6372, D.C. Shield Law Repeal Act, repealing the Human Rights Sanctuary Amendment Act of 2022, all provisions. H.R.6253, Algorithmic Choice and Transparency Act, requiring online platforms to disclose policies and provide options relating to personalized recommendations systems to minors, and for other purposes, provisions relating to disclosure and age restriction. H.R.6489, Safeguarding Adolescents From Exploitative (SAFE) Bots Act, ensuring that providers of chatbots clearly and conspicuously disclose to users who are minors that chatbots are artificial intelligence systems, not natural person, and do not provide advice from licensed professionals, and for other purposes, provisions relating to disclosure and preemption. H.R.6257, Safe Messaging for Kids Act of 2025, protecting minors from harms associated with ephemeral messaging features and unsolicited direct contact on social media platforms by prohibiting certain ephemeral messaging features for minors and mandating the provision of parental direct messaging controls, and for other purposes, provisions relating to parental control and preemption. H.R.3149, App Store Accountability Act, safeguarding children by providing parents with clear and accurate information about the apps downloaded and used by their children and to ensure proper parental consent is achieved, and for other purposes, provisions relating to parental control, preemption, and age. H.R.6333, Parents Over Platforms Act, ensuring responsible age assurance practices within the mobile ecosystem, particularly concerning the protection of minors, and for other purposes, provisions relating to app developers, distributors, and preemption. H.R.6484, Kids Online Safety Act, protecting the safety of minors on the internet, and for other purposes, provisions relating to speech, preemption, and age. H.R.6291, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act, amending the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and teens, and for other purposes, provisions relating to speech, preemption, and age. H.R.2657, Sammys Law, requiring large social media platform providers to create, maintain, and make available to third-party safety software providers a set of real-time application programming interfaces, through which a child or a parent or legal guardian of a child may delegate permission to a third-party safety software provider to manage the online interactions, content, and account settings of such child on the large social media platform on the same terms as such child, and for other purposes, provisions relating to age. H.R.6273, Stop Profiling Youth and (SPY) Kids Act, prohibiting market or product-focused research on children and minors, and for other purposes, provisions relating to age. H.R.6292, Dont Sell Kids Data Act of 2025, prohibiting data brokers from collecting, using, or maintaining the personal data of certain minors, and for other purposes, provisions relating to age. Civil Rights/Civil Liberties: H.R.2896/S.1428, Safeguarding Charity Act, clarifying that certain tax exemptions are not treated as federal financial assistance, all provisions. Issues relating to the fair competition of female athletes. Issues relating to artificial intelligence. Foreign Relations: H.Res.866, a resolution condemning the persecution of Christians in Nigeria, all provisions. Issues relating to international religious freedom policies abroad and global persecution of Christians. Issues relating to free speech in Europe. Banking: H.R.1109, Litigation Transparency Act, providing for transparency and oversight of third-party beneficiaries in civil actions, all provisions. Issues relating to third-party litigation funding. Defense: H.R.3838/S.2296, National Defense Authorization Act, authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, provisions relating to free speech, gender procedures, fertility treatment, Critical Race Theory, female athletics, biotechnology strategies, and child care providers.

Reported lobbying issue

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption: H.R.3492, Protect Children's Innocence Act, establishing criminal offenses for providing gender transition treatments to minors, all provisions. H.R.5483, Chloe Cole Act, prohibiting health care professionals, hospitals, or clinics from participating in the chemical or surgical mutilation of a child and providing a private right of action for children and the parents of children whose healthy body parts have been damaged by medical professionals practicing chemical and surgical mutilation, all provisions. H.R.650/S.204, Families Rights and Responsibilities Act, protecting the right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children as a fundamental right, all provisions. S.3238, Conscience Protections for Medical Residents Act, prohibiting approved medical residency training programs under the Medicare program from requiring opt-out abortion training, all provisions. H.R.6372, D.C. Shield Law Repeal Act, repealing the Human Rights Sanctuary Amendment Act of 2022, all provisions. H.R.6253, Algorithmic Choice and Transparency Act, requiring online platforms to disclose policies and provide options relating to personalized recommendations systems to minors, and for other purposes, provisions relating to disclosure and age restriction. H.R.6489, Safeguarding Adolescents From Exploitative (SAFE) Bots Act, ensuring that providers of chatbots clearly and conspicuously disclose to users who are minors that chatbots are artificial intelligence systems, not natural person, and do not provide advice from licensed professionals, and for other purposes, provisions relating to disclosure and preemption. H.R.6257, Safe Messaging for Kids Act of 2025, protecting minors from harms associated with ephemeral messaging features and unsolicited direct contact on social media platforms by prohibiting certain ephemeral messaging features for minors and mandating the provision of parental direct messaging controls, and for other purposes, provisions relating to parental control and preemption. H.R.3149, App Store Accountability Act, safeguarding children by providing parents with clear and accurate information about the apps downloaded and used by their children and to ensure proper parental consent is achieved, and for other purposes, provisions relating to parental control, preemption, and age. H.R.6333, Parents Over Platforms Act, ensuring responsible age assurance practices within the mobile ecosystem, particularly concerning the protection of minors, and for other purposes, provisions relating to app developers, distributors, and preemption. H.R.6484, Kids Online Safety Act, protecting the safety of minors on the internet, and for other purposes, provisions relating to speech, preemption, and age. H.R.6291, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act, amending the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and teens, and for other purposes, provisions relating to speech, preemption, and age. H.R.2657, Sammys Law, requiring large social media platform providers to create, maintain, and make available to third-party safety software providers a set of real-time application programming interfaces, through which a child or a parent or legal guardian of a child may delegate permission to a third-party safety software provider to manage the online interactions, content, and account settings of such child on the large social media platform on the same terms as such child, and for other purposes, provisions relating to age. H.R.6273, Stop Profiling Youth and (SPY) Kids Act, prohibiting market or product-focused research on children and minors, and for other purposes, provisions relating to age. H.R.6292, Dont Sell Kids Data Act of 2025, prohibiting data brokers from collecting, using, or maintaining the personal data of certain minors, and for other purposes, provisions relating to age. Civil Rights/Civil Liberties: H.R.2896/S.1428, Safeguarding Charity Act, clarifying that certain tax exemptions are not treated as federal financial assistance, all provisions. Issues relating to the fair competition of female athletes. Issues relating to artificial intelligence. Foreign Relations: H.Res.866, a resolution condemning the persecution of Christians in Nigeria, all provisions. Issues relating to international religious freedom policies abroad and global persecution of Christians. Issues relating to free speech in Europe. Banking: H.R.1109, Litigation Transparency Act, providing for transparency and oversight of third-party beneficiaries in civil actions, all provisions. Issues relating to third-party litigation funding. Defense: H.R.3838/S.2296, National Defense Authorization Act, authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, provisions relating to free speech, gender procedures, fertility treatment, Critical Race Theory, female athletics, biotechnology strategies, and child care providers.

Reported lobbying issue

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption: H.R.5483, Chloe Cole Act, prohibiting health care professionals, hospitals, or clinics from participating in the chemical or surgical mutilation of a child and providing a private right of action for children and the parents of children whose healthy body parts have been damaged by medical professionals practicing chemical and surgical mutilation, all provisions. H.R.650/S.204, Families Rights and Responsibilities Act, protecting the right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children as a fundamental right, all provisions. S.1630, MOMS Act, provisions relating to providing a federal clearinghouse resource bank for expectant mothers. Issues relating to the repeal of the District of Columbia's Human Rights Sanctuary Amendment Act of 2022. Civil Rights/Civil Liberties: H.R.2896/S.1428, Safeguarding Charity Act, clarifying that certain tax exemptions are not treated as federal financial assistance, all provisions. H.R.5505/S.2859, Equal Campus Access Act of 2025, amending the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups all provisions. S.1782, Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of mental or physical disability in cases of organ transplants, provisions relating to definitions. H.R.3247/S.1658, SAFE Home Act, prohibiting entities receiving Federal assistance that are involved in adoption or foster care placements from delaying or denying placements under certain conditions, all provisions. H.R.4312, SCORE Act, protecting the name, image, and likeness rights of student athletes and promoting fair competition with respect to intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes, all provisions. Issues related to accreditation, disabilities, financial aid, and religious liberty and student loans. Foreign Relations: H.R.5300, Department of State Policy Provisions Act, guiding the foreign policy of the United States, and for other purposes, provisions relating to international religious freedom. H.Res.594/S.Res.327, a resolution condemning the persecution of Christians in Muslim-majority countries, all provisions. S.Res.52, a resolution recognizing religious freedom as a fundamental right, expressing support for international religious freedom as a cornerstone of United States foreign policy, and expressing concern over increased threats to and attacks on religious freedom around the world, all provisions. Issues relating to international religious freedom policies abroad and global persecution of Christians. Issues relating to free speech in Europe. Banking: H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, provision relating to artificial intelligence under the broadband equity, access, and deployment program. Issues relating to debanking; bolstering protections for fair access; bank reporting requirements. Issues relating to third-party litigation funding. Defense: H.R.3838/S.2296, National Defense Authorization Act, authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, provisions relating to free speech, gender procedures, fertility treatment, Critical Race Theory, female athletics, biotechnology strategies, and child care providers.

Reported lobbying issue

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption: H.R.650/S.204, Families Rights and Responsibilities Act, protecting the right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children as a fundamental right, all provisions. S.1630, MOMS Act, provisions relating to providing a federal clearinghouse resource bank for expectant mothers. S.1147/H.R.2378, Defining Male and Female Act of 2025, establishing clear and consistent biological definitions of male and female, all provisions. H.R.3688, Protecting Children from Experimentation Act of 2025, prohibiting gender transition procedures on minors, all provisions. H.J.Res.82, disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Insurance Regulation Amendment Act of 2024, all provisions. Civil Rights/Civil Liberties: H.R.2896/S.1428, Safeguarding Charity Act, clarifying that certain tax exemptions are not treated as federal financial assistance, all provisions. S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act, providing for the consideration of a definition of antisemitism set forth by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance for the enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws concerning education programs or activities, and for other purposes, all provisions. Foreign Relations: Issues relating to international religious freedom policies abroad and global persecution of Christians. Issues relating to free speech in Europe. Banking: H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, provisions relating to Medicaid and CHIP funding for gender procedures and surgeries; federal payments to large abortion providers; health care cost-sharing reduction payments; essential health benefits; tax credits for contributions to scholarship granting organizations; child tax credit; earned income tax credit; litigation funding; restriction on enforcement; artificial intelligence under the broadband equity, access, and deployment program; ineligibility based on low earning outcomes; and unrelated business taxable income. S.1821, Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act, amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a tax on income from litigation which is received by third-party entities that provided financing for such litigation, all provisions. S.1582, GENIUS Act, providing for the regulation of payment stablecoins, all provisions. S.875/H.R.2702, FIRM Act, curtailing the political weaponization of Federal banking agencies by eliminating reputational risk as a component of the supervision of depository institutions, all provisions. Issues relating to debanking; access to capital and capital markets; bolstering protections for fair access; improving litigators' ability to hold regulators accountable; and empowering certain state regulation.

Reported lobbying issue

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption: H.R.650/S.204, Families Rights and Responsibilities Act, protecting the right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children as a fundamental right, all provisions. S.4296, MOMS Act, provisions relating to providing a federal clearinghouse resource bank for expectant mothers. S.2073, Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act, provisions related to constitutionally protected free speech. H.R.28/S.9, Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, amending the Education Amendments of 1972 to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of such Act in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a persons reproductive biology and genetics at birth, all provisions. H.R.589/S.233, FACE Act Repeal Act, amending title 18, United States Code, to repeal prohibitions relating to freedom of access to clinic entrances, and for other purposes, all provisions. H.R.7/S.186, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act, prohibiting taxpayer funded abortions, all provisions. H.R.21, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, amending title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion, all provisions. S.Res.21, resolution designating October 10, 2025, as American Girls in Sports Day, all provisions. S.Res.22, resolution concerning the National Collegiate Athletic Association policy for eligibility in women's sports, all provisions. Issues relating to limiting certain types of abortion procedures. Issues relating to establishing clear and consistent biological definitions of male and female. Issues relating to parental rights and the sanctity of life. Civil Rights/Civil Liberties: H.R.2896/S.1428, Safeguarding Charity Act, clarifying that certain tax exemptions are not treated as federal financial assistance, all provisions. H.R.2501/S.1205, Free Speech Fairness Act, allowing charitable organizations to make statements relating to political campaigns if such statements are made in the ordinary course of carrying out its tax exempt purpose, all provisions. H.R.162, First Amendment Accountability Act, providing for a right of action against Federal employees for violations of First Amendment rights, all provisions. S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act, providing for the consideration of a definition of antisemitism set forth by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance for the enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws concerning education programs or activities, and for other purposes, all provisions. Issues relating to Executive Order 14202, eradicating anti-Christian bias and preserving religious liberty. Issues relating to freedom of speech, religious liberty, and stopping censorship. Foreign Relations: Issues relating to international religious freedom policies abroad; global human rights concerns; and prisoners of conscience. Issues relating to free speech in Europe. Review of U.S. interest in appointment of members at the OAS Human Rights Commission. S.Res.52 "A resolution recognizing religious freedom as a fundamental right, expressing support for international religious freedom as a cornerstone of United States foreign policy, and expressing concern over increased threats to and attacks on religious freedom around the world." Health Issues: Issues relating to limiting federal programs for gender transition procedures and abortion providers. Government Issues: Nomination preparation for Cabinet and Deputy appointees. Banking: S.875, FIRM Act, curtailing the political weaponization of Federal banking agencies by eliminating reputational risk as a component of the supervision of depository institutions. Issues relating to debanking and the Bank Secrecy Act.