Congresswoman Introduces Bill to Defund Explicit Content in Schools

Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell : Feb 24, 2026
The Daily Signal

"My legislation draws a clear and enforceable line to ensure our schools remain focused on education, not explicit ideological agendas or radical indoctrination." -Representative Mary Miller

[DailySignal.com] Rep. Mary Miller, R-IL, has introduced a bill to prohibit federal dollars from funding sexually explicit content in schools. (Image: iStock-fat Camera)

The "Stop Sexualization of Children Act" would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prohibit federal funds from promoting inappropriate materials, like books and curriculum featuring sexually explicit conduct or themes of transgenderism and gender dysphoria.

"Parents deserve complete confidence that their tax dollars are being used to promote academic excellence—not to expose children to harmful and explicit material that undermines their innocence," Miller, who chairs the House Family Caucus, told The Daily Signal. "My legislation draws a clear and enforceable line to ensure our schools remain focused on education, not explicit ideological agendas or radical indoctrination."

Miller saw a need for such legislation due to reports of obscene books available to children in school libraries, such as... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell is the White House Correspondent for "The Daily Signal."