Stop Secret Counseling of Students Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7981 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7981 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prohibit funds under such Act from being provided to public elementary and secondary schools that provide counseling, therapy, or guidance related to gender identity to students under 18 years of age, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2026 Mrs. Luna 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 prohibit funds under such Act from being provided to public elementary and secondary schools that provide counseling, therapy, or guidance related to gender identity to students under 18 years of age, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Secret Counseling of Students Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON GENDER-RELATED COUNSELING IN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. (a) In General.--Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 8549D. PROHIBITION ON GENDER-RELATED COUNSELING. ``(a) In General.--No funds under this Act may be provided to a public elementary or secondary school that violates the requirements described in subsection (b). ``(b) Requirements.--The requirements described in this subsection for a public elementary or secondary school are the following: ``(1) An employee or a contractor may not provide a student under 18 years of age with counseling, therapy, or guidance r