Parental Consent Act

The Parental Consent Act of 2007 is U.S. House of Representatives bill 2387 (or ) of the first session of the 110th Congress, "to prohibit the use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program." The bill was introduced on October 6 2004, as H.R. 5236, to the second session of the 108th Congress (the Let Parents Raise Their Kids Act of 2004).

Sponsors
The bill was authored by Representative Ron Paul, Republican of the 14th district of Texas, on October 6 2004. It attracted 44 cosponsors in the 109th Congress and, since its reintroduction to the 110th Congress on May 17 2007, currently has 21 cosponsors.

Status
On July 17 2007, this bill was referred to the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. It has also been referred to the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, and the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support. In the 109th Congress, the bill was similarly referred to three subcommittees without resolution.

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