SenateS. 4925119th Congress
Stop the Sexualization of Children Act
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4925 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4925
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.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 24, 2026
Mr. Banks (for himself, Mr. Lankford, and Mr. Tuberville) introduced
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop the Sexualization of Children
Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING FUNDING FOR SEXUALLY ORIENTED MATERIAL.
Section 8526 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 7906) is amended--
(1) by striking ``No funds under this Act may be used--''
and inserting the following:
``(a) General Prohibitions.--No funds under this Act may be used--
''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Prohibiting Funding for Sexually Oriented Material.--
``(1) In general.--No funds under this Act may be used 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, including any program, activity,
literature, or material that exposes such children to nude
adults, individuals who are stripping, or lewd or lascivious
dancing.
``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection
shall be construed to prohibit the use of funds under this Act
for, or otherwise limit or interfere with, teaching--
``(A) standard science coursework, including
biology, botany, zoology, microbiology, cytology,
genetics, ecology, human health, or human anatomy and
physiology;
``(B) the texts of major world religions;
``(C) classic works of literature; or
``(D) classic works of art.
``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Classic works of art.--The term `classic
works of art' means the works of art depicted,
referenced, or otherwise represented in Smarthistory
guide to AP Art History, volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
(2019-2020), published by Smarthistory.
``(B) Classic works of literature.--The term
`classic works of literature' means the works of
literature (including translations of such works)--
``(i) included in the Great Books of the
Western World (second edition, 1990), published
by Encyclopaedia Britannica;
``(ii) referenced in the article `Classics
Every Middle Schooler Should Read' by Thomas
Purifoy, Jr. and published by Compass Classroom
(as such article appeared on the date of
enactment of this subsection); and
``(iii) referenced in the article `Classics
Every High Schooler Should Read' by Mary
Pierson Purifoy and published by Compass
Classroom (as such article appeared on the date
of enactment of this subsection).
``(C) Sexually oriented material.--The term
`sexually oriented material' means material that--
``(i) includes any depiction, description,
or simulation of sexually explicit conduct (as
defined in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section
2256(2) of title 18, United States Code); or
``(ii) involves gender dysphoria or
transgenderism.''.
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