[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2616 Engrossed in House (EH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2616
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To require public elementary and middle schools that receive funds
under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to obtain
parental consent before changing a minor's gender markers, pronouns, or
preferred name on any school form or sex-based accommodations,
including locker rooms or bathrooms.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stopping Indoctrination and
Protecting Kids Act''.
SEC. 2. PARENTAL CONSENT REQUIREMENT RELATED TO GENDER MARKERS,
PRONOUNS, AND PREFERRED NAMES ON SCHOOL FORMS AND SEX-
BASED ACCOMMODATIONS.
(a) Requirement.--As a condition of receiving funds under the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et
seq.), a public school that receives funds under such Act shall obtain
parental consent before changing a covered student's--
(1) gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any
school form; or
(2) sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or
bathrooms.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered student.--The term ``covered student'' means a
minor who is--
(A) an elementary school student; or
(B) a student in any of the middle grades.
(2) ESEA terms.--The terms ``elementary school'', ``middle
grades'', and ``parent'' have the meanings given such terms in
section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
SEC. 3. PROHIBITING USE OF ESEA FUNDS TO TEACH GENDER IDEOLOGY.
Section 8526 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 7906) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``or'';
(2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
``(7) to teach or advance concepts related to gender
ideology, as defined in section 2 of Executive Order 14168 (90
Fed. Reg. 8615; relating to defending women from gender
ideology extremism and restoring biological truth to the
Federal Government); or''.
Passed the House of Representatives May 20, 2026.
Attest:
Clerk.
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2616
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To require public elementary and middle schools that receive funds
under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to obtain
parental consent before changing a minor's gender markers, pronouns, or
preferred name on any school form or sex-based accommodations,
including locker rooms or bathrooms.