H.R. 7661 · 119th Congress

Stop the Sexualization of Children Act

Introduced on Feb 24, 2026 by Mary E. Miller (R-IL-15). 22 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Jul 2, 2026): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 632.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Feb 24, 2026
Cosponsors
22
0 from the other party
Policy area
Education
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

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.

Subjects

  • Education programs funding
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
  • Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Jul 2, 2026). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Mary E. MillerR-IL-15Sponsor

Republicans · 22

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Feb 24, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Feb 24, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Feb 24, 2026 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  4. Mar 17, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Mar 17, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 13.
  6. Jul 2, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-727.
  7. Jul 2, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-727.
  8. Jul 2, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 632.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS3 reports
    $927.9K reported (all issues)
  2. American Library Association3 reports
    $71.3K reported (all issues)
  3. American Civil Liberties Union2 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  4. HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2 reports
    $398K reported (all issues)
  5. PEN AMERICA2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  6. ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  7. County of Monterey, CA1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.