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S. 2251 119th Congress Senate

Say No to Indoctrination Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prevent the use of funds under such Act to teach or advance concepts related to gender ideology, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 10, 2025 Introduced by: James E. Risch Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
Education Elementary and secondary educationSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
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Jul 10, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Say No to Indoctrination Act

This bill prohibits the use of federal elementary and secondary education funds to teach or advance concepts related to gender ideology as defined by Executive Order 14168. This executive order, titled Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government, was published on January 20, 2025.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2617 Identical bill Say No to Indoctrination Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 19

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

  • CGCN GROUP, LLC
    for BANK POLICY INSTITUTE (FKA THE FINANCIAL SERVICES ROUNDTABLE) · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
    for HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • BANK POLICY INSTITUTE
    for BANK POLICY INSTITUTE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • BANK POLICY INSTITUTE
    for BANK POLICY INSTITUTE · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • CGCN GROUP, LLC
    for BANK POLICY INSTITUTE (FKA THE FINANCIAL SERVICES ROUNDTABLE) · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
    for HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

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 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 8
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McCormick, David
Pennsylvania · Sep 15, 2026
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Jul 10, 2025
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jul 10, 2025
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Jul 10, 2025
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Jul 10, 2025
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Schmitt, Eric
Missouri · Jul 10, 2025
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Sheehy, Tim
Montana · Jul 10, 2025
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Tuberville, Tommy
Alabama · Jul 10, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2251: Say No to Indoctrination Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2251/
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"S. 2251: Say No to Indoctrination Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2251/.
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S. 2251, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2251/.
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