[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 2617 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 378
119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2617

                          [Report No. 119-442]

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prevent 
the use of funds under such Act to teach or advance concepts related to 
                gender ideology, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 3, 2025

Mr. Owens (for himself and Mr. McGuire) introduced the following bill; 
     which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

                            January 13, 2026

      Additional sponsors: Mr. Yakym, Mr. Steube, and Mr. Finstad

                            January 13, 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 April 
                                3, 2025]


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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prevent 
the use of funds under such Act to teach or advance concepts related to 
                gender ideology, 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 ``Say No to Indoctrination Act''.

SEC. 2. 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''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 378

119th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2617

                          [Report No. 119-442]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prevent 
the use of funds under such Act to teach or advance concepts related to 
                gender ideology, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            January 13, 2026

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