H.R. 7661 119th Congress House

Stop the Sexualization of Children Act

Official title: 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 pr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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.

Introduced: February 24, 2026 Introduced by: Mary E. Miller Republican · Illinois See on congress.gov

Education Education programs fundingElementary and secondary educationSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationTeaching, teachers, curricula

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jul 2, 2026

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-727.

Jul 2, 2026

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 632.

Mar 17, 2026

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 13.

Mar 17, 2026

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Feb 24, 2026

Introduced in House

Feb 24, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 632.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 21

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM
for ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
BALLARD SPAHR LLP
for COUNTY OF MONTEREY, CA · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
for HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
PENN HILL GROUP
for AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
PEN AMERICA
for PEN AMERICA · New York · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18 filings
SENATE
18 filings
Education, Dept of
9 filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
6 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
6 filings
State, Dept of (DOS)
6 filings
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)
5 filings
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
5 filings

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Cosponsors 22

Taylor, David J.

Ohio · Apr 27, 2026

Webster, Daniel

Florida · Apr 27, 2026

Norman, Ralph

South Carolina · Apr 16, 2026

Bost, Mike

Illinois · Mar 26, 2026

McGuire, John J.

Virginia · Mar 16, 2026

Biggs, Sheri

South Carolina · Feb 24, 2026

Davidson, Warren

Ohio · Feb 24, 2026

Downing, Troy

Montana · Feb 24, 2026

Fine, Randy

Florida · Feb 24, 2026

Gosar, Paul A.

Arizona · Feb 24, 2026

Hageman, Harriet M.

Wyoming · Feb 24, 2026

Letlow, Julia

Louisiana · Feb 24, 2026

Moore, Barry

Alabama · Feb 24, 2026

Ogles, Andrew

Tennessee · Feb 24, 2026

Owens, Burgess

Utah · Feb 24, 2026

Rose, John W.

Tennessee · Feb 24, 2026

Florida · Feb 24, 2026

Stutzman, Marlin A.

Indiana · Feb 24, 2026

Tenney, Claudia

New York · Feb 24, 2026

Weber, Randy K. Sr.

Texas · Feb 24, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7661: Stop the Sexualization of Children Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7661/

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