Say No to Indoctrination Act

Bill: 119-hr-2617
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]
Introduced: 2025-04-03
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education

Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Latest action: action_date: 2025-04-09
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 12.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2617 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Say No to Indoctrination Act . 2. Prohibition on teaching 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 .