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S. 2251

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 2251, the Say No to Indoctrination Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jul 10, 2025 by Sen. James Risch (R) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions, and last saw action on Jul 10, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Record

Text

S. 2251 has 7 co-sponsors.

sb2251/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2251 IS: Say No to Indoctrination Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-07-10
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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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 2251  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   July 10, 2025   Mr. Risch  (for himself,  Mr. Crapo ,  Mr. Marshall ,  Mr. Schmitt ,  Mr. Budd ,  Mr. Tuberville ,  Mr. Hawley , and  Mr. Sheehy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions    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
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Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-07-10
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Jul 10, 2025

sb2251/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (07/10/2025)

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

Sen. James Risch (R) sponsors S. 2251, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 2251 went before 1 committee: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Referred To · Jul 10, 2025 · 747 Bills

Actions

S. 2251 has taken 2 actions since Jul 10, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 10, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Jul 10, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2251 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 2251, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 2251 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Say No to Indoctrination Act — Display Title
  • Say No to Indoctrination Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 14 registered lobbyists who named S. 2251 in 16 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 Banking, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Science/Technology, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Defense, Education, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Foreign Relations.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
BANK POLICY INSTITUTE (FKA THE FINANCIAL SERVICES ROUNDTABLE)—District of Columbia16$390K
BANK POLICY INSTITUTE—District of Columbia16—
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN—District of Columbia14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
BANK POLICY INSTITUTE16—
CGCN GROUP, LLC16$390K
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ERIK RUST116
JOHN PARTIN116
JOHN STIPICEVIC116
KATHERINE CHILDRESS116
MICHAEL WONG116
MIKE NIELSEN116
SAM GEDULDIG116
SCOTT RIPLINGER116
STEVE CLARK116
DAVID STACY114
JENNIFER BAILEY114
MATTHEW ROSE114
DEVINA KHANNA113
ANTHONY BUSH111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
BANK POLICY INSTITUTEBANK POLICY INSTITUTE2026 first_quarter$1.3M1st Quarter - Report
BANK POLICY INSTITUTEBANK POLICY INSTITUTE2025 first_quarter$1.3M1st Quarter - Report
BANK POLICY INSTITUTEBANK POLICY INSTITUTE2026 second_quarter$570K2nd Quarter - Report
BANK POLICY INSTITUTEBANK POLICY INSTITUTE2025 fourth_quarter$560K4th Quarter - Report
BANK POLICY INSTITUTEBANK POLICY INSTITUTE2025 second_quarter$440K2nd Quarter - Report
BANK POLICY INSTITUTEBANK POLICY INSTITUTE2025 third_quarter$400K3rd 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 CAMPAIGN2026 first_quarter$174.3K1st Quarter - Report
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2025 third_quarter$155.6K3rd Quarter - Report
BANK POLICY INSTITUTE (FKA THE FINANCIAL SERVICES ROUNDTABLE)CGCN GROUP, LLC2026 second_quarter$80K2nd Quarter - Report
BANK POLICY INSTITUTE (FKA THE FINANCIAL SERVICES ROUNDTABLE)CGCN GROUP, LLC2026 first_quarter$80K1st Quarter - Report
BANK POLICY INSTITUTE (FKA THE FINANCIAL SERVICES ROUNDTABLE)CGCN GROUP, LLC2025 fourth_quarter$80K4th Quarter - Report
BANK POLICY INSTITUTE (FKA THE FINANCIAL SERVICES ROUNDTABLE)CGCN GROUP, LLC2025 third_quarter$50K3rd Quarter - Report
BANK POLICY INSTITUTE (FKA THE FINANCIAL SERVICES ROUNDTABLE)CGCN GROUP, LLC2025 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
BANK POLICY INSTITUTE (FKA THE FINANCIAL SERVICES ROUNDTABLE)CGCN GROUP, LLC2025 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2251 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; S. 2251’s is Education.

s2251/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

S. 2251 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Elementary and secondary education to Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination.

s2251/subjects.txt
Elementary and secondary educationSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com