YourVoice.Now Summary
Civil LibertiesTargeted & Unrelated ProvisionsFederal school money couldn't pay for lessons or books on sex acts or being transgender for kids under 18.
Civil Liberties
Schools could still teach biology, human anatomy, the texts of major world religions, and classic books and art. The bill spells out these exceptions so the funding ban does not reach them.
Schools could still teach kids how to spot and avoid sex trafficking and grooming. The bill says these lessons may use real court cases, such as those against Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
The ban covers programs, events, books, and other material shown to kids under 18. It uses the same meaning of sexual conduct found in federal criminal law.
The bill treats material on gender dysphoria or being transgender as sexual material. So federal money could not pay for a book or lesson on those topics.
Targeted & Unrelated Provisions
The bill names outside sources to say what counts as a classic: a Smarthistory art guide, the Great Books of the Western World, and two Compass Classroom reading lists. Works not on those lists get no exception.
More about this bill
If your child attends a public school, this could change what the school pays for. Federal K-12 education money could not pay for programs, books, or other materials that include sexually explicit content. The ban covers anything aimed at children under 18. It also covers material that involves gender dysphoria or being transgender. The bill lists what it does not touch. Schools could still teach biology, human anatomy, and other standard science. They could still teach the texts of major world religions. Classic books and art stay allowed, but only works on three named published lists. Lessons that help students spot sex trafficking and grooming would also stay allowed. The bill sets no fines and no criminal charges. It has cleared a House committee and is not law.
Congressional Summary
Stop the Sexualization of Children ActThis 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.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Reported to House
- Action Date
- 2026-07-02
- Date Added
- 2026-07-14
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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