Stop the Sexualization of Children Act
Latest action · Jul 2, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 632.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 24, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop the Sexualization of Children Act
This bill prohibits the use of federal elementary and secondary education funds for sexually oriented material. Sexually oriented material is material that (1) includes any depiction, description, or simulation of sexually explicit conduct; or (2) involves gender dysphoria or transgenderism.
Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of these funds 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. This includes any program, activity, literature, or material that exposes children to nude adults, individuals who are stripping, or lewd or lascivious dancing.
The bill does not prohibit the use of funds for the teaching of standard science coursework (e.g., biology, genetics, human health, and human anatomy), the texts of major world religions, classic works of literature or art (as defined by the bill), or security measures designed to help students recognize and safely respond to methods and attempts to sexually traffic children or groom children for sexual trafficking.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 24, 2026 to Apr 27, 2026; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Andrew Ogles | Original | Feb 24, 2026 |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Original | Feb 24, 2026 |
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | Original | Feb 24, 2026 |
| R-TX | Chip Roy | Original | Feb 24, 2026 |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Original | Feb 24, 2026 |
| R-WY | Harriet M. Hageman | Original | Feb 24, 2026 |
| R-TN | John W. Rose | Original | Feb 24, 2026 |
| R-LA | Julia Letlow | Original | Feb 24, 2026 |
| R-TX | Keith Self | Original | Feb 24, 2026 |
| R-IN | Marlin A. Stutzman | Original | Feb 24, 2026 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Feb 24, 2026 |
| R-FL | Randy Fine | Original | Feb 24, 2026 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Feb 24, 2026 |
| R-SC | Sheri Biggs | Original | Feb 24, 2026 |
| R-MT | Troy Downing | Original | Feb 24, 2026 |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Original | Feb 24, 2026 |
| R-OH | Warren Davidson | Original | Feb 24, 2026 |
| R-VA | John J. McGuire III | Mar 16, 2026 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Mar 26, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Apr 16, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Apr 27, 2026 | |
| R-OH | David J. Taylor | Apr 27, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Feb 24, 2026Markup Mar 17, 2026Reported Jul 2, 2026 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 2, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-727.
- Jul 2, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 632.
- Mar 17, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Mar 17, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 13.
- Feb 24, 2026Introduced in House
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E823Cost estimates E824 | Tim Walberg R-MI | Aug 31, 2026 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Aug 25, 2026H.R. 7661, Stop the Sexualization of Children ActAs reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on July 2, 2026
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 36, February 24, 2026, page H2297.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4925 | Stop the Sexualization of Children Act | Identical bill | Jun 24, 2026 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Stop the Sexualization of Children Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Stop the Sexualization of Children Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 2, 2026Reported in House
- Feb 24, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
