House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action
Stop the Sexualization of Children Act
Official title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prohibit the use of funds provided under such Act 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, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Mary Miller R-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 24, 2026
- Committee actionMar 17, 2026
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 2, 2026 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 632.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7661.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7661, Stop the Sexualization of Children Act” on August 25, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on July 2, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 25, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62724
- CBO publication date
- August 25, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7661, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7661
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 22, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-727 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on July 2, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 2, 2026 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/727
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7661, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7661
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 22, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 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 Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 36, February 24, 2026, Page H2297):Article ISource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 24, 2026 ↗
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- H.R. 7661, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7661
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 22, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 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
22 cosponsors — 22 Republicans
0 of 22 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Mike Bost (R-IL), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Troy Downing (R-MT), Randy Fine (R-FL), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Julia Letlow (R-LA), John McGuire (R-VA), Barry Moore (R-AL), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), Burgess Owens (R-UT), John Rose (R-TN), Chip Roy (R-TX), Keith Self (R-TX), W. Steube (R-FL), Marlin Stutzman (R-IN), David Taylor (R-OH), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Randy Weber (R-TX), Daniel Webster (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mary Miller.
- H.R. 7726 (119th) Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026
- H.R. 9360 (119th) Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress Sunset Act
- H.R. 4986 (119th) Parents Opt-in Protection Act
- H.R. 9608 (119th) Less Bureaucracy, Better Family Engagement Act
- H.R. 2870 (119th) Working Families Flexibility Act of 2025
- H.Res. 702 (119th) Condemning in the strongest possible terms the September 10, 2025, assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Related bills
- S. 4925 (119th) Stop the Sexualization of Children ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.