# 119-hr-7981: Stop Secret Counseling of Students Act

119-hr-7981, Stop Secret Counseling of Students Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-25).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7981
- As of: 2026-07-25
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7981
- Congress: 119
- Title: Stop Secret Counseling of Students Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**Prohibits gender-related counseling for students under 18** in public K–12 schools and bars school staff or contractors from helping students hide a gender identity or social transition from parents. It would add this rule to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) framework and condition ESEA funds on compliance while giving parents a federal right to seek injunctive relief.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limits on school gender counseling for minors: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would bar employees or contractors of public K–12 schools from giving students under 18 counseling, therapy, or guidance about gender identity. It would include helping create a gender support or social transition plan. The bill would also bar staff from encouraging students to…

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- 119-hr-4123: FIT Procurement Act
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- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7981 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7981)

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- [119-hr-1144: Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorizatio…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1144)
- [119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-687)
- [119-hr-4123: FIT Procurement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4123)
- [119-hr-8827: ASSIMILATION Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8827)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7981 (as of 2026-07-25).