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House GOP passes parents’ rights bill in clash over schools
House GOP passes parents' rights bill in clash over schools,House Republicans on Friday narrowly passed legislation to press a midterm campaign promise to give parents greater say in what's taught in public schools even as critics complained the “parents’ rights” bill would fuel a far-right movement that's resulted in book bans, restrictions aimed at transgender students and raucous school board meetings across the country. Speaker Kevin McCarthy has made the bill, labeled the Parents’ Bill of Rights Act, a top priority during the early weeks of his tenure atop the House. It was an early test of unity for the chamber’s 222 Republicans, who have a thin majority and showed how the adoption of an open amendment process in the House — a concession McCarthy made to win hardline conservatives’ support for his speakership — holds the potential to send legislation down unpredictable twists and turns.

House GOP passes parents’ rights bill in clash over schools

House Republicans on Friday narrowly passed legislation to press a midterm campaign promise to give parents greater say in what's taught in public schools even as critics complained the “parents’ rights” bill would fuel a far-right movement that's resulted in book bans, restrictions aimed at transgender students and raucous school board meetings across the country. Speaker Kevin McCarthy has made the bill, labeled the Parents’ Bill of Rights Act, a top priority during the early weeks of his tenure atop the House. It was an early test of unity for the chamber’s 222 Republicans, who have a thin majority and showed how the adoption of an open amendment process in the House — a concession McCarthy made to win hardline conservatives’ support for his speakership — holds the potential to send legislation down unpredictable twists and turns.