Cost Estimate of H.R. Stop the Sexualization of Children Act

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Mr. WALBERG. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record the following cost estimate for H.R. 7661, Stop the Sexualization of Children Act, prepared by the Congressional Budget Office, which was not made available to the Committee on Education and Workforce at the time of the filing of the legislative report.

H.R. 7661, STOP THE SEXUALIZATION OF CHILDREN ACT, AS REPORTED BY THE

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE ON JULY 2, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ By fiscal year, millions of dollars-- ----------------------------------- 2026 2026-2031 2026-2036 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Direct Spending {Outlays)........... 0 0 0 Revenues............................ 0 0 0 Increase or Decrease (-) in the 0 0 0 Deficit............................ Spending Subject to Appropriation 0 * ** (Outlays).......................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * = between zero and $500,000. ** = not estimated.

Increases net direct spending in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2037? No.

Increases on-budget deficits in any of the fou consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2037? No.

Statutory pay-as-you-go procedures apply? No.

Mandate Effects:

Contains intergovernmental mandate? No.

Contains private-sector mandate? No.

H.R. 7661 would prohibit the use of federal funds awarded under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide or promote programs, literature, or other materials to children under the age of 18 that contain sexually oriented content, including gender dysphoria or transgenderism. The bill would exempt certain content that includes science coursework, religious texts, and classic works of art and literature, and instruction intended to help students recognize sexual trafficking.

CBO expects schools and other entities would comply with the requirements in H.R. 7661 and that any federal funds that would have been used for those purposes under current law would be used for other purposes.

Based on the cost of implementing similar prohibitions, CBO estimates that the costs to the Department of Education to implement H.R. 7661 would be insignificant; any related spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.

The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Garrett Quenneville. The estimate was reviewed by Chad Chirico, Director of Budget Analysis. Phillip L. Swagel, Director, Congressional Budget Office.

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