H.R. 7981

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7981 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7981

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prohibit 
funds under such Act from being provided to public elementary and 
secondary schools that provide counseling, therapy, or guidance related 
to gender identity to students under 18 years of age, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 18, 2026

Mrs. Luna introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Workforce

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A BILL

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prohibit 
funds under such Act from being provided to public elementary and 
secondary schools that provide counseling, therapy, or guidance related 
to gender identity to students under 18 years of age, 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 Secret Counseling of Students 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON GENDER-RELATED COUNSELING IN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY 
AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

(a) In General.--Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 8549D. PROHIBITION ON GENDER-RELATED COUNSELING.

``(a) In General.--No funds under this Act may be provided to a 
public elementary or secondary school that violates the requirements 
described in subsection (b).
``(b) Requirements.--The requirements described in this subsection 
for a public elementary or secondary school are the following:
``(1) An employee or a contractor may not provide a student 
under 18 years of age with counseling, therapy, or guidance 
related to gender identity, including assisting with creating a 
gender support or social transition plan.
``(2) An employee or a contractor may not--
``(A) encourage students to hide information 
regarding the gender identity or social transition of 
the student from parents; or
``(B) provide guidance to students on how to hide 
such information from parents.
``(c) Right of Action.--A parent of a student may bring a civil 
action for injunctive relief in any Federal district court of 
appropriate jurisdiction against a public elementary or secondary 
school for a violation of a requirement described in subsection (b) by 
an employee or a contractor of such school with respect to such 
student.''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents in section 2 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 8549C the following:

``Sec. 8549D. Prohibition on gender-related counseling.''.
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