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Did Monica De La Cruz vote for the Parents Bill of Rights Act?

Matches stated record claim. She voted for it in March 2023; it would have had school districts post their curriculum online, but the Senate never voted on it.

Monica De La Cruz

Schools: parents' rights

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What they say

Her House office said in March 2023 that she was proud to vote for the Parents Bill of Rights Act and that it guarantees parents the right to know their child's school curriculum and have a voice.

“I was proud to vote for H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act. This legislation guarantees the rights of parents to know the curriculum of their child’s school and have a voice in the process.”

What the record shows ·

She voted Aye on H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act, which passed the House 213 to 208 on March 24, 2023. It would have had school districts post their curriculum, or a description of it, on a public website. The Senate sent it to committee and never voted on it.

Limit: The bill did not become law. The statement is from 2023, and her current campaign page does not raise schools.

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  1. Rep. De La Cruz on Parents Bill of Rights Acthttps://delacruz.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=84

    Office of Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz · Published Mar 24, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    House office statement issued after the vote.

    candidate statement

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  2. H.R. 5, 118th Congress, Parents Bill of Rights Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Passed the House 213 to 208 on March 24, 2023 (Roll Call 161). The Senate referred it to its HELP Committee on March 27, 2023 and took no further action.

    official legislative record

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  3. H.R. 5, text as passed by the Househttps://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr5/BILLS-118hr5eh.htm

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Section 101 has each school district post its curriculum, or a description and how parents can review it, on a public website.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Monica De La Cruz vote for the Parents Bill of Rights Act?

  4. Roll Call 161 of 2023, H.R. 5, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023161

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Recorded vote of March 24, 2023, read from the Clerk's roll-call XML. Her vote is listed under her member ID, D000594.

    official legislative record

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