House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action
Say No to Indoctrination Act
Official title: 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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 3, 2025
- Committee actionApr 9, 2025
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 13, 2026 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 378.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2617.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2617, Say No to Indoctrination Act” on April 21, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on April 9, 2025”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 21, 2025 ↗
Evidence
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- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61353
- CBO publication date
- April 21, 2025
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2617, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2617
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 7, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 10, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-442 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on January 13, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported January 13, 2026 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/442
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2617, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2617
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 7, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 10, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. OWENS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 60, April 3, 2025, Page H1418):Spending clause 1, of section 8, of article I of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 3, 2025 ↗
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- 65 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2617, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2617
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 7, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 10, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
4 cosponsors — 4 Republicans
0 of 4 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brad Finstad (R-MN), John McGuire (R-VA), W. Steube (R-FL), Rudy Yakym (R-IN).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Burgess Owens.
Related bills
- S. 2251 (119th) Say No to Indoctrination ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 10, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.