U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10868: Protecting Students from Sexually Explicit Materials Act
Status: In committee, October 22, 2026
To amend the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit the use of Federal education funds for sexually explicit instructional materials in elementary and secondary schools, consistent with the policy objectives of Executive Order 14190, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit the use of Federal education funds for sexually explicit instructional materials in elementary and secondary schools, consistent with the policy objectives of Executive Order 14190, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 22, 2026:
A BILL To amend the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit the use of Federal education funds for sexually explicit instructional materials in elementary and secondary schools, consistent with the policy objectives of Executive Order 14190, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Students from Sexually Explicit Materials Act . SECTION 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Parents entrust the Nation's elementary and secondary schools to give their children a rigorous education and a grounding in the history and founding principles of the United States. (2) Parents across the Nation have raised concerns that some schools present contested ideological concepts to students as settled fact, while limiting parents' ability to review curriculum and instructional materials. (3) The Supreme Court has long recognized the liberty of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children, including in Meyer v. Nebraska, 262 U.S. 390 (1923), Pierce v. Society of Sisters, 268 U.S. 510 (1925), and Troxel v. Granville, 530 U.S. 57 (2000). (4) On January 29, 2025, the President issued Executive Order 14190, entitled Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling (90 Fed. Reg. 8853). (5) Executive Order 14190 requires that it be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations. SECTION 3. Prohibition on Federal funding for …
Sponsors
- Fuller, Clay (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Education
Common questions
- What is HB10868?
- HB10868 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Protecting Students from Sexually Explicit Materials Act.
- What does HB10868 do?
- In its own words: To amend the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit the use of Federal education funds for sexually explicit instructional materials in elementary and secondary schools, consistent with the policy objectives of Executive Order 14190, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10868?
- In committee as of October 22, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. (October 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10868?
- Fuller, Clay (R).
- Where is the official record for HB10868?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10868
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