Nationwide Book Ban Bill hr7661 Moves to the House: "Stop the Sexualization of Children Act,"

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https://bookriot.com/hr7661-advances-to-house/


The nationwide book ban bill, HR 7661, has progressed out of committee and into the House. Here's what you need to know to take action

The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce met on March 17, 2026, for markup on House Resolution 7661. HR 7661, also known as the “Stop the Sexualization of Children Act,” would modify the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 by prohibiting use of funds under the act “to develop, implement, facilitate, host, or promote any program or activity for, or to provide or promote literature or other materials to, children under the age of 18 that includes sexually oriented material, and for other purposes.” It was introduced by Mary Miller (R-Illinois) in the days following the State of the Union address.

From the bill’s introduction in markup, it was clear how partisan this bill is. Several democratic representatives voiced concerns about the bill’s overreach, and numerous amendments were offered. Those amendments would have allowed for more robust protections on teaching global religions, culturally diverse history, sexual assault, and child trafficking. Those amendments did not pass, and voting was along party lines. You can watch the markup session here; the discussion for HR 766 begins at around 2:00 on the recording, and the vote to pass the bill forward to the House begins at 5:42.

HR 7661 is not only an anti-LGBTQ+ bill, written within the framework of the right’s anti-trans priority, but it’s also a bill angling to push school choice. This would be yet another opportunity to promote and expand a federal voucher scheme that would steal money from public institutions so wealthy people could use taxpayer money for their students’ private or homeschool education. HR 7661 applies only to public institutions, opening the door for legislators to tell people that if they don’t like what’s happening in public schools, they can simply choose something else.

[pfitz59]

1. More book bans

Perhaps they should ban 'Youth Pastors'. They seem to be the worst sexual offenders.

[Irish_Dem]

2. Maybe they should arrest and jail all the rich pedophiles now being protected by congress.

[Blue Full Moon]

3. They want children unaware

That way it's easier to molest them.

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4. Here's an Action page for you to contact your reps

https://action.everylibrary.org/callhr7661