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H.R. 2617

U.S. House•House Floor Calendar

Summary

H.R. 2617, the Say No to Indoctrination Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 3, 2025 by Rep. Burgess Owens (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Jan 13, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 378.

Record

Text

H.R. 2617 has 4 co-sponsors.

hb2617/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2617 IH: Say No to Indoctrination Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-03
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2617  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 3, 2025   Mr. Owens  (for himself and  Mr. McGuire ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prevent the use of funds under such Act to teach or advance concepts related to gender ideology, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Say No to Indoctrination Act  .
2.
Prohibition on teaching gender ideology
Section 8526 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7906 ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (6), by striking  or ;
(2)
by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
(3)
by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
(7)
to teach or advance concepts related to gender ideology, as defined in section 2 of Executive Order 14168 (90 Fed. Reg. 8615; relating to defending women from gender ideology extremism and restoring biological truth to the Federal Government); or
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-04-03
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Apr 3, 2025

hb2617/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (04/03/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Burgess Owens (R) sponsors H.R. 2617, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2617 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce
Education and Workforce
Reported By · Jan 13, 2026 · 824 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 2617, the latest H. Rept. 119-442.

Actions

H.R. 2617 has taken 6 actions since Apr 3, 2025, the latest on Jan 13, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jan 13, 2026
House
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-442.Education and Workforce Committee
Jan 13, 2026
House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 378.
Apr 9, 2025
House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldEducation and Workforce Committee
Apr 9, 2025
House
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 12.Education and Workforce Committee
Apr 3, 2025
House
Introduced in House

Votes

H.R. 2617 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 2617, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 2617 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • Say No to Indoctrination Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Say No to Indoctrination Act — Display Title
  • Say No to Indoctrination Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prevent the use of funds under such Act to teach or advance concepts related to gender ideology, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 2617, the latest on Apr 21, 2025.

Lobbying

22 clients hired 13 firms and 161 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2617 in 81 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation, Retirement, Environment/Superfund, Clean Air and Water (quality), Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill. The 20 that filed most often, of 22.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
THE VILLAGE OF OSWEGOMunicipal Government.Illinois17$280K
INSPIRA FINANCIALTrust companyIllinois17$20K
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.—District of Columbia17—
BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES, INC.Energy and enviro technologies and services provider for power and industrial markets.Ohio16$480K
AIR METHODS CORPORATIONAir medical industry.Colorado16$300K
AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL—District of Columbia16$290K
CITY OF HILLSBOROCity governmentOregon16$220K
MISSIONSQUARE RETIREMENTRetirement services providerDistrict of Columbia16$80K
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN—District of Columbia15—
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION—District of Columbia14—
WAGGONER ENGINEERINGEngineering and design firm.Mississippi13$120K
AMERICAN SUGAR ALLIANCE—Virginia13—
PORT OF SEATTLEOperator of Port of Seattle, SEA TAC Airport & Economic DevelopmentWashington12$100K
SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT ALLIANCENonprofit promoting the benefits of the H2-B visa programVirginia12$100K
THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCELocal government port authority.Washington12$100K
SAN DIEGO COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITYAirportCalifornia12$60K
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia12—
ASSOCIATION FOR UNCREWED VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL—Virginia11—
HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC—Texas11—
PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP—Missouri11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC834$1.7M
DAVIS & HARMAN LLP319$390K
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.17—
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN15—
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION14—
AMERICAN SUGAR ALLIANCE13—
CAPITOL CONSULTING GROUP LLC (DC)12$100K
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION12—
ASSOCIATION FOR UNCREWED VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL11—
HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC11—
PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.11—
PEN AMERICA11—
U.S. BANCORP (FORMERLY FILED AS U.S. BANK)11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 161.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
SAMUEL WHITEHORN1731
JEFFREY MARKEY1728
ROBERT CHAMBERLIN1728
CHRIS GASTON1319
MICHAEL HADLEY1319
ADAM MCMAHON1212
ABELARDO TORRES117
ANDREA PORWOLL117
ASHLEY GUM117
BRADLEY WATTS117
BRINCE MANNING117
BROOKE MILLER117
CASSIA CARVALHO117
CHAD WHITEMAN117
CHANTEL SHEAKS117
CHRISTOPHER CRENSHAW117
CHRISTOPHER EYLER117
CHRISTOPHER GUITH117
CHRISTOPHER ROBERTI117
CLARK JACKSON117

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Amendme…
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 second_quarter$19.3M2nd Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 first_quarter$19.3M1st Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 fourth_quarter$18M4th Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 second_quarter$17M2nd Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 third_quarter$13.7M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2026 first_quarter$720K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$700K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2026 second_quarter$670K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SUGAR ALLIANCEAMERICAN SUGAR ALLIANCE2025 first_quarter$660K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$650K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2025 second_quarter$640K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SUGAR ALLIANCEAMERICAN SUGAR ALLIANCE2025 second_quarter$460K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SUGAR ALLIANCEAMERICAN SUGAR ALLIANCE2025 third_quarter$440K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2025 third_quarter$400K3rd Quarter - Report
U.S. BANCORP (FORMERLY FILED AS U.S. BANK)U.S. BANCORP (FORMERLY FILED AS U.S. BANK)2025 first_quarter$340K1st Quarter - Report
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2026 second_quarter$223.7K2nd Quarter - Report
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2025 fourth_quarter$216.2K4th Quarter - Report
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2025 second_quarter$204K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2617 under Education, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2617’s is Education.

hr2617/policy-areas.txt
EducationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 2617 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Elementary and secondary education to Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination.

hr2617/subjects.txt
Elementary and secondary educationSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2617, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. OWENS:H.R. 2617.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Spending clause 1, of section 8, of article I of theConstitution[Page H1418]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com