[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 7661 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 632
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7661
[Report No. 119-727]
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 24, 2026
Mrs. Miller of Illinois (for herself, Mr. Downing, Mr. Fine, Mr.
Steube, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Ogles, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Moore of
Alabama, Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, Ms. Letlow, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Roy,
Mr. Davidson, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Rose, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Self)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Education and Workforce
July 2, 2026
Additional sponsors: Mr. McGuire, Mr. Bost, Mr. Norman, Mr. Webster of
Florida, and Mr. Taylor
July 2, 2026
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on
February 24, 2026]
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A BILL
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.
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 ``Stop the Sexualization of Children
Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR SEXUALLY ORIENTED MATERIAL.
Section 8526 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 7906) is amended--
(1) by striking ``No funds under this Act may be used--''
and inserting the following:
``(a) General Prohibitions.--No funds under this Act may be used--
''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Prohibition on Funding for Sexually Oriented Material.--
``(1) In general.--No funds under this Act may be used 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, including any program, activity,
literature, or material that exposes such children to nude
adults, individuals who are stripping, or lewd or lascivious
dancing.
``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection
shall be construed to prohibit the use of funds under this Act
for, or otherwise limit or interfere with, teaching--
``(A) standard science coursework, including
biology, botany, zoology, microbiology, cytology,
genetics, ecology, human health, or human anatomy and
physiology;
``(B) the texts of major world religions;
``(C) classic works of literature;
``(D) classic works of art; or
``(E) security measures designed to help students
recognize and safely respond to methods and attempts to
sexually traffic children or to groom children for
sexual trafficking, including the use of real world
examples based in criminal law, including the fact
patterns associated with the criminal cases brought
against Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Classic works of art.--The term `classic
works of art' means the works of art depicted,
referenced, or otherwise represented in Smarthistory
guide to AP Art History, volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
(2019-2020), published by Smarthistory.
``(B) Classic works of literature.--The term
`classic works of literature' means the works of
literature (including translations of such works)--
``(i) included in the Great Books of the
Western World (second edition, 1990), published
by Encyclopaedia Britannica;
``(ii) referenced in the article `Classics
Every Middle Schooler Should Read' by Thomas
Purifoy, Jr. and published by Compass Classroom
(as such article appeared on the date of
enactment of this subsection); and
``(iii) referenced in the article `Classics
Every High Schooler Should Read' by Mary
Pierson Purifoy and published by Compass
Classroom (as such article appeared on the date
of enactment of this subsection).
``(C) Sexually oriented material.--The term
`sexually oriented material' means material that--
``(i) includes any depiction, description,
or simulation of sexually explicit conduct (as
defined in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section
2256(2) of title 18, United States Code); or
``(ii) involves gender dysphoria or
transgenderism.''.
Union Calendar No. 632
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7661
[Report No. 119-727]
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A BILL
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.
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July 2, 2026
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed