CHARLIE Act

Burgess Owens

Republican · UT · Representative

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No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 15.

2026-05-21

Source: Congress.gov

This bill would restrict federal funding for American History and Civics education programs, preventing money from going to what the bill's sponsors consider "radical indoctrination" in schools. The legislation gives Congress the power to define which teaching materials and curricula are acceptable for federally-funded history and civics classes. Teachers and school districts receiving federal education funds would need to ensure their programs meet these standards or risk losing that money.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8705 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8705 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prevent the American History and Civics program from funding radical indoctrination, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 7, 2026 Mr. Owens 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 American History and Civics program from funding radical indoctrination, 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 ``Civics and History Advancement to Restore Learning, Integrity, and Education Act'' or the ``CHARLIE Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITING AMERICAN HISTORY AND CIVICS FUNDS FOR RADICAL INDOCTRINATION. Section 2231 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6661) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(c) Prohibitions.-- ``(1) In general.--Of the amount made available to carry out this subpart, no funds may be used for discriminatory equity ideology or gender ideology. ``(2) Priority.--In awarding grants under this subpart, the Secretary may not give priority to an eligible entity on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or immigration status, including with respect to-- ``(A) the identity or purpose of the eligible entity; ``(B) the identity of the individuals who control, are employed by, or are served by the eligible entity; or ``(C) the proposed activities to be carried out under such a grant. ``(d) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Discriminatory equity ideology.--The term `discriminatory equity ideology' has the meaning given the term in section 2 of Executive Order 14190 (90 Fed. Reg. 8853; relating to ending radical indoctrination in K-12 schooling). ``(2) Gender ideology.--The term `gender ideology' has the meaning given the term 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).''. <all>

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