I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9197 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to develop, implement, facilitate, or 
fund any sexually oriented program, event, or literature for children 
under the age of 10, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 18, 2022 
Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. BABIN, 
Mr. DUNCAN, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. MULLIN, Mrs. 
BOEBERT, Mr. STEUBE, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. 
NORMAN, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. TAYLOR, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, 
Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. TIMMONS, 
Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. MANN, Mr. JOYCE of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. C. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, Mr. OWENS, Mr. 
ROSENDALE, Mr. FULCHER, Mr. TIFFANY, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. 
LAMALFA, Mr. CLYDE, Mr. GUEST, and Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Education 
and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to develop, implement, 
facilitate, or fund any sexually oriented program, event, 
or literature for children under the age of 10, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop the Sexualization 
of Children Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Certain school districts that receive Federal 
grants have implemented sexual education for chil-
dren under 10 years of age. 
(2) Many newly implemented sexual education 
curriculums encourage discussions of sexuality, sex-
ual orientation, transgenderism, and gender ideology 
as early as kindergarten. 
(3) State and local library systems, museums, 
and other educational institutions that receive Fed-
eral grants have purchased sexually oriented lit-
erature and materials that target preadolescent chil-
dren and teach them about concepts like masturba-
tion, pornography, sexual acts, and gender transi-
tion. 
(4) Private organizations, State government 
agencies, and local government agencies have made 
use of Federal grants to host and promote sexually 
oriented events like drag queen story hours and bur-
lesque shows. 
(5) Federal agencies like the Department of 
Defense have used Federal funds to promote and 
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host burlesque shows and drag shows on Federal 
property during family-oriented events. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) parents and legal guardians have the right 
and responsibility to determine where, if, when, and 
how their children are exposed to material of a sex-
ual nature; and 
(2) Federal funds should not be used to expose 
children under 10 years of age to sexually oriented 
material. 
SEC. 4. PROHIBITING THE PRESENTATION OF SEXUALLY 
ORIENTED MATERIALS TO CHILDREN UNDER 
THE AGE OF 10. 
(a) FEDERAL
FUNDS
LIMITATION.—No Federal 
funds may be made available to develop, implement, facili-
tate, or fund any sexually oriented program, event, or lit-
erature for children under the age of 10, including hosting 
or promoting any program, event, or literature involving 
sexually oriented material, or any program, event, or lit-
erature that exposes children under the age of 10 to nude 
adults, individuals who are stripping, or lewd or lascivious 
dancing. 
(b) PROHIBITION AT FEDERAL FACILITIES.—A fed-
erally owned facility or property may not be used to host 
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or promote any sexually oriented program, event, or lit-
erature for children under the age of 10, including any 
program, event, or literature listed in subsection (a). 
(c) CIVIL ACTION.— 
(1) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.—A parent or 
legal guardian of a child may bring a civil action for 
injunctive relief in any Federal district court of ap-
propriate jurisdiction against a government official, 
government agency, or private entity for a violation 
of subsection (a) or subsection (b) by such an offi-
cial, agency, or entity if the child was— 
(A) exposed to sexually oriented material 
funded in part or in whole by Federal funds; 
and 
(B) under the age of 10 at the time that 
such exposure occurred. 
(2) STATUTE
OF
LIMITATIONS.—An action 
under this subsection may commence not later than 
1 year after a violation occurs under subsection (a) 
or (b). 
(3) ATTORNEY’S FEES AND OTHER COSTS.—In 
any action brought under this subsection, the court, 
in its discretion, may award a prevailing plaintiff 
reasonable attorney’s fees, expert witness fees, and 
other costs of litigation. 
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(d) PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDS.— 
(1) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
ENFORCEMENT.—The 
head of a Federal agency may not disburse Federal 
funds to any Federal program, State or local govern-
ment agency, or private entity for 3 fiscal years if 
that entity receives 2 or more injunctions for viola-
tions of subsection (a) or (b) in a 5-year period. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—The appropriate head of a 
Federal agency shall submit to a government agency 
or private entity written notice of the prohibition on 
the disbursement of Federal funds under paragraph 
(1). 
(3) APPEAL.—Not later than 30 days after re-
ceiving a notice pursuant to paragraph (2), a gov-
ernment agency or private entity may appeal a pro-
hibition on the disbursement of Federal funds under 
paragraph (1) in an administrative hearing of the 
appropriate agency. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) SEXUALLY
ORIENTED
MATERIAL.—The 
term ‘‘sexually oriented material’’ means any depic-
tion, description, or simulation of sexual activity, 
any lewd or lascivious depiction or description of 
human genitals, or any topic involving gender iden-
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tity, gender dysphoria, transgenderism, sexual ori-
entation, or related subjects. 
(2) STRIPPING.—The term ‘‘stripping’’ means 
any act which involves the removal or simulated re-
moval of clothing in a sexual manner for the enter-
tainment of one or more individuals. 
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