H.R. 2617 · Where this bill is now
Waiting for a House vote
Approved by committee Jan 13, 2026; no House vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryRestricts federal education funding for gender ideology teaching
This bill would prohibit schools from using federal money for teaching or promoting concepts related to gender ideology as defined by a specific executive order from January 2025. The executive order defines what it considers gender ideology extremism and aims to establish what it calls biological truth in federal policy.
How it affects you
Public schools that receive federal education funding would be affected, since they would need to follow these restrictions or risk losing that money. Students, teachers, and school administrators would experience changes in what can be taught or discussed in classrooms that are funded with federal dollars.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Apr 3, 2025)
Say No to Indoctrination Act
This bill prohibits the use of federal elementary and secondary education funds to teach or advance concepts related to gender ideology as defined by Executive Order 14168. This executive order, titled Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government , was published on January 20, 2025.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 2617
A BILL
Say No to Indoctrination Act
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT-4) · Introduced Apr 3, 2025 · Education · 2 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jan 13, 2026: “Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 378.”
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 2 official versions.