H.R. 2616

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2616 Referred in Senate (RFS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2616 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 21, 2026 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To require public elementary and middle schools that receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to obtain parental consent before changing a minor's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form or sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms. 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 ``Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act''. SEC. 2. PARENTAL CONSENT REQUIREMENT RELATED TO GENDER MARKERS, PRONOUNS, AND PREFERRED NAMES ON SCHOOL FORMS AND SEX- BASED ACCOMMODATIONS. (a) Requirement.--As a condition of receiving funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), a public school that receives funds under such Act shall obtain parental consent before changing a covered student's-- (1) gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form; or (2) sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms. (b) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Covered student.--The term ``covered student'' means a minor who is-- (A) an elementary school student; or (B) a student in any of the middle grades. (2) ESEA terms.--The terms ``elementary school'', ``middle grades'', and ``parent'' have the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). SEC. 3. PROHIBITING USE OF ESEA FUNDS TO TEACH GENDER IDEOLOGY. Section 8526 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7906) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``or''; (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following: ``(7) to teach or advance concepts related to gender ideology, as defined in section 2 of Executive Order 14168 (90 Fed. Reg. 8615; relating to defending women from gender ideology extremism and restoring biological truth to the Federal Government); or''. Passed the House of Representatives May 20, 2026. Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, Clerk.