The "Empower Parents to Protect their Kids Act of 2025" aims to safeguard parental rights concerning their children's gender identity in elementary and secondary schools. It mandates that schools receiving federal funds must obtain express parental consent before taking any action to affirm a student's gender identity that is incongruent with their biological sex, or before referring them for gender transition procedures. Furthermore, the bill prohibits school employees from withholding information from parents about a student's discomfort with their sex or their desire to adopt an identity incongruent with it. The legislation also forbids school staff from encouraging students to conceal such information from their parents or from coercing parents or students into gender-affirming interventions. To ensure compliance, federal agencies will require schools to submit and publicly post policies detailing how they will adhere to these requirements. Parents or the Attorney General can initiate a civil action against non-compliant schools, seeking injunctive relief, attorney's fees, and payment for treatments to address harm resulting from gender transition. The bill defines "sex" as biologically determined, referring to male or female reproductive systems.