Hearing: “Safeguarding Student Privacy and Parental Rights: A Review of FERPA and PPRA”

Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education (Committee on Education and Workforce)

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 (2:00 PM)

2175 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Mr. Matt Sharp
Senior Counsel and Director of the Center for Public Policy, Alliance Defending Freedom, Lawrenceville, Georgia

Added 12/01/2025 at 12:24 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 12/03/2025 at 03:15 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 12/02/2025 at 11:54 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 12/01/2025 at 01:10 PM

Mrs. Laura Powell
Founder and President, Californians for Good Governance, Pleasant Hill, California

Added 12/01/2025 at 12:24 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 12/03/2025 at 03:15 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 12/02/2025 at 11:54 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 12/01/2025 at 01:10 PM

Mr. Cody Venzke
Senior Policy Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union, Falls Church, Virginia

Added 12/01/2025 at 12:24 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 12/03/2025 at 03:15 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 12/02/2025 at 11:54 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 12/01/2025 at 01:10 PM

Mrs. Deborah Figliola
Retired Secondary Special Education and English School Teacher, Harrisonburg City Public Schools, Penn Laird, Virginia

Added 12/01/2025 at 12:24 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 12/03/2025 at 03:15 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 12/02/2025 at 11:54 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 12/01/2025 at 01:10 PM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Rep. Summer Lee | Submission for the Record | U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Report [PDF] Added 12/04/2025 at 11:15 AM

Hearing Record

  • Mr. Cody Venzke | Questions and Responses for the Record [PDF] [PDF] Added 12/17/2025 at 05:32 PM
  • Mr. Matt Sharp | Questions and Responses for the Record [PDF] [PDF] Added 12/17/2025 at 05:32 PM

First Published: November 26, 2025 at 09:40 AM
Last Updated: January 14, 2026 at 12:47 PM