H.R. 7661

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7661 Reported in House (RH)]

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Union Calendar No. 632
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7661

[Report No. 119-727]

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.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 24, 2026

Mrs. Miller of Illinois (for herself, Mr. Downing, Mr. Fine, Mr. 
Steube, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Ogles, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Moore of 
Alabama, Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, Ms. Letlow, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Roy, 
Mr. Davidson, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Rose, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Self) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Education and Workforce

July 2, 2026

Additional sponsors: Mr. McGuire, Mr. Bost, Mr. Norman, Mr. Webster of 
Florida, and Mr. Taylor

July 2, 2026

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
February 24, 2026]

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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.

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 ``Stop the Sexualization of Children 
Act''.

SEC. 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 following:
``(a) General Prohibitions.--No funds under this Act may be used--
''; 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 this Act 
for, or otherwise limit or interfere with, teaching--
``(A) standard science coursework, including 
biology, botany, zoology, microbiology, cytology, 
genetics, ecology, human health, or human anatomy and 
physiology;
``(B) the texts of major world religions;
``(C) classic works of literature;
``(D) classic works of art; or
``(E) security measures designed to help students 
recognize and safely respond to methods and attempts to 
sexually traffic children or to groom children for 
sexual trafficking, including the use of real world 
examples based in criminal law, including the fact 
patterns associated with the criminal cases brought 
against Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Classic works of art.--The term `classic 
works of art' means the works of art depicted, 
referenced, or otherwise represented in Smarthistory 
guide to AP Art History, volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 
(2019-2020), published by Smarthistory.
``(B) Classic works of literature.--The term 
`classic works of literature' means the works of 
literature (including translations of such works)--
``(i) included in the Great Books of the 
Western World (second edition, 1990), published 
by Encyclopaedia Britannica;
``(ii) referenced in the article `Classics 
Every Middle Schooler Should Read' by Thomas 
Purifoy, Jr. and published by Compass Classroom 
(as such article appeared on the date of 
enactment of this subsection); and
``(iii) referenced in the article `Classics 
Every High Schooler Should Read' by Mary 
Pierson Purifoy and published by Compass 
Classroom (as such article appeared on the date 
of enactment of this subsection).
``(C) Sexually oriented material.--The term 
`sexually oriented material' means material that--
``(i) includes any depiction, description, 
or simulation of sexually explicit conduct (as 
defined in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 
2256(2) of title 18, United States Code); or
``(ii) involves gender dysphoria or 
transgenderism.''.
Union Calendar No. 632

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 7661

[Report No. 119-727]

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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.

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July 2, 2026

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed