# 119-hr-2617: Say No to Indoctrination Act

119-hr-2617, Say No to Indoctrination Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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- As of: 2026-11-01
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2617
- Congress: 119
- Title: Say No to Indoctrination Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-04-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-01

## Summary

**Ban on teaching “gender ideology” with ESEA funds.** This bill would amend Section 8526 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to prohibit using ESEA funds to teach or advance concepts related to gender ideology. The prohibition relies on the definition in Executive Order 14168 and is added as a new paragraph (7) while renumbering the former paragraph (7) to paragraph (8). The change targets curriculum and instruction paid for by ESEA programs when they involve the referenced concepts.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limits on 'gender ideology' lessons with federal funds: mixed, high. If enacted, public K–12 schools and districts could not use funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to teach or promote "gender ideology." The bill would use the definition in section 2 of Executive Order 14168 (90 Fed. Reg. 8615). This would apply when staff spend federal ESEA money…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2617 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2617)

## Related
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2617 (as of 2026-11-01).