Say No to Indoctrination Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Say No to Indoctrination Act adds a new prohibited use of Elementary and Secondary Education Act funds. ESEA funds may not be used to teach or advance concepts related to gender ideology, using the definition in section 2 of Executive Order 14168. The bill inserts the prohibition into ESEA section 8526, the section that lists activities for which ESEA funds may not be used.
Who Benefits and How
Parents opposing gender-ideology instruction benefit because schools using ESEA funds would lose federal support for teaching or advancing the covered concepts. Conservative education advocacy organizations benefit from a federal grant condition aligned with their curriculum agenda. School districts that already avoid gender-ideology instruction may benefit from clearer federal alignment with their policies.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Public schools receiving ESEA funds must ensure federally funded instruction and programming do not teach or advance covered gender-ideology concepts. Teachers in ESEA-funded schools must adjust lessons, materials, or programs if they rely on ESEA funds. Transgender students and gender-nonconforming students may lose federally supported instruction or programming that affirms or explains gender identity. State educational agencies and local educational agencies must monitor compliance with the new funding restriction.
Key Provisions
- Prohibits ESEA funds from being used to teach or advance concepts related to gender ideology.
- Uses the definition of gender ideology in Executive Order 14168.
- Amends ESEA section 8526 by adding the new funding restriction to the list of barred uses.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to prohibit use of ESEA funds to teach or advance concepts related to gender ideology, using the definition in Executive Order 14168 on defending women from gender ideology extremism and restoring biological truth to the Federal Government.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Civil Rights, Federal Grants
Primary Purpose
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to prohibit use of ESEA funds to teach or advance concepts related to gender ideology, using the definition in Executive Order 14168 on defending women from gender ideology extremism and restoring biological truth to the Federal Government.
Policy Domains
House resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Parents opposing gender-ideology instruction
- Conservative education advocacy organizations
- School districts that already avoid gender-ideology instruction
Identified Costs
- Public schools receiving ESEA funds
- Teachers in ESEA-funded schools
- Transgender students
- Gender-nonconforming students
- State educational agencies
- Local educational agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedAdditional sponsors: Mr. Yakym, Mr. Steube, and Mr. Finstad
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 378.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. …
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: …
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Mr. Owens (for himself and Mr. McGuire) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Conservative education advocacy organizations, Gender-nonconforming students, Local educational agencies
Positive-direction: Conservative education advocacy organizations, Parents opposing gender-ideology instruction
Negative-direction: Gender-nonconforming students, Public schools receiving ESEA funds, Teachers in ESEA-funded schools, Transgender students
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "esea"
- → Elementary and Secondary Education Act
- "eo_14168"
- → Executive Order 14168
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