[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

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                                 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.