3.0.0 7661 2026-08-25T20:05:39Z 2026-08-25T20:05:39Z House H HR 2026-02-24 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7661 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. MILLER of Illinois:H.R. 7661.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I[Page H2297]]]> hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee House Standing Reported By 2026-07-02T14:27:50Z Markup By 2026-03-17T19:36:29Z Referred To 2026-02-24T15:00:45Z H. Rept. 119-727 Stop the Sexualization of Children Act 119 4925 S 2026-06-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS 2026-07-02 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 632. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00632 2026-07-02 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-727. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee 2026-07-02 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-727. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee 2026-03-17 hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 13. Committee 2026-03-17 hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2026-02-24 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee 2026-02-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-02-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001211 Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] Mary Miller R IL E. 15 N D000634 Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2] Troy Downing R MT 2 2026-02-24 True F000484 Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] Randy Fine R FL 6 2026-02-24 True S001214 Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] W. Steube R FL Gregory 17 2026-02-24 True G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 9 2026-02-24 True O000175 Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] Andrew Ogles R TN 5 2026-02-24 True H001096 Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] Harriet Hageman R WY M. 0 2026-02-24 True S001188 Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3] Marlin Stutzman R IN A. 3 2026-02-24 True M001212 Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] Barry Moore R AL 1 2026-02-24 True B001325 Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] Sheri Biggs R SC 3 2026-02-24 True L000595 Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] Julia Letlow R LA 5 2026-02-24 True T000478 Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] Claudia Tenney R NY 24 2026-02-24 True R000614 Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] Chip Roy R TX 21 2026-02-24 True D000626 Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] Warren Davidson R OH 8 2026-02-24 True W000814 Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] Randy Weber R TX K. 14 2026-02-24 True R000612 Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] John Rose R TN W. 6 2026-02-24 True O000086 Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] Burgess Owens R UT 4 2026-02-24 True S001224 Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] Keith Self R TX 3 2026-02-24 True M001239 Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] John McGuire R VA J. 5 2026-03-16 False B001295 Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] Mike Bost R IL 12 2026-03-26 False N000190 Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] Ralph Norman R SC 5 2026-04-16 False W000806 Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] Daniel Webster R FL 11 2026-04-27 False T000490 Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-OH-2] David Taylor R OH J. 2 2026-04-27 False 2026-08-25T20:04:00Z H.R. 7661, Stop the Sexualization of Children Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62724 As reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on July 2, 2026 Education Education programs funding 2026-04-02T18:46:00Z Elementary and secondary education 2026-04-02T18:45:51Z Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination 2026-04-02T18:46:05Z Teaching, teachers, curricula 2026-04-02T18:45:56Z Education 2026-07-09T23:19:33Z 07 2026-07-02 Reported to House 2026-07-13T19:16:04Z Stop the Sexualization of Children Act

This bill prohibits the use of federal elementary and secondary education funds for sexually oriented material. Sexually oriented material is material that (1) includes any depiction, description, or simulation of sexually explicit conduct; or (2) involves gender dysphoria or transgenderism.

Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of these funds to develop, implement, facilitate, host, or promote any program or activity for, or to provide or promote literature or other materials to, children under the age of 18 that includes sexually oriented material. This includes any program, activity, literature, or material that exposes children to nude adults, individuals who are stripping, or lewd or lascivious dancing.

The bill does not prohibit the use of funds for the teaching of standard science coursework (e.g., biology, genetics, human health, and human anatomy), the texts of major world religions, classic works of literature or art (as defined by the bill), or security measures designed to help students recognize and safely respond to methods and attempts to sexually traffic children or groom children for sexual trafficking.

]]> Stop the Sexualization of Children Act Display Title 45 Stop the Sexualization of Children Act 2026-07-17T23:40:38Z Short Title(s) as Reported to House 102 Stop the Sexualization of Children Act 2026-07-03T03:38:19Z H House Reported in House RH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Stop the Sexualization of Children Act 2026-02-25T09:23:22Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prohibit the use of funds provided under such Act to develop, implement, facilitate, host, or promote any program or activity for, or to provide or promote literature or other materials to, children under the age of 18 that includes sexually oriented material, and for other purposes. 2026-02-25T09:18:37Z Introduced in House IH Reported in House 2026-07-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7661rh/xml/BILLS-119hr7661rh.xml Introduced in House 2026-02-24T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7661ih/xml/BILLS-119hr7661ih.xml 2026-07-02 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 632. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.