U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB7661: Stop the Sexualization of Children Act
Status: In committee, July 2, 2026
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.
What the bill says
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.
From the committee substitute text, July 2, 2026:
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. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop the Sexualization of Children Act . SECTION 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 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 …
Sponsors
- Mary Miller (R, HD-015) · primary sponsor
- Troy Downing (R, HD-002)
- Randy Fine (R, 6)
- Greg Steube (R, HD-FL-17)
- Paul Gosar (R, HD-AZ-9)
- Andrew Ogles (R, HD-005)
- Hageman, Harriet (R, HD-000)
- Marlin Stutzman (R, HD-003)
- Barry Moore (R, HD-AL-2)
- Sheri Biggs (R, HD-SC-3)
- Julia Letlow (R, HD-005)
- Claudia Tenney (R, HD-024)
Latest actions
- : Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 632.
- : Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-727.
- : Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 13.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Education programs funding, Education, Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination, Elementary and secondary education, Teaching, teachers, curricula
Common questions
- What is HB7661?
- HB7661 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Stop the Sexualization of Children Act.
- What does HB7661 do?
- In its own words: 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.
- What is the status of HB7661?
- In committee as of July 2, 2026. Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 632. (July 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB7661?
- Mary Miller (R, HD-015), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB7661?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7661
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