This bill would change the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. It would add a rule that stops the use of funds under that Act to "teach or advance concepts related to gender ideology." The new text inserts a paragraph (7) into section 8526 and points to the definition in Executive Order 14168. The bill was introduced April 3, 2025, by Representative Burgess Owens and cosponsors and is on the Union Calendar.
If this bill became law, schools, local education agencies, or programs that receive money under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act could not use that federal money to teach or promote concepts described as "gender ideology" in Executive Order 14168. The bill text does not describe how the rule would be enforced or how compliance would be checked.
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The sponsors introduced the bill to prevent the use of ESEA funds to teach or advance concepts the bill labels "gender ideology." The text references Executive Order 14168 when defining the concepts the bill would bar from being advanced with ESEA funds.
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