The Book Ban Comes to Washington: Inside H.R. 7661

Representative Mary Miller’s “Stop the Sexualization of Children Act” turns ESEA funding into a weapon against school libraries and any story that acknowledges trans students exist.

If you have been watching the wave of book challenges and “Don’t Say LGBTQ” style laws wash across state legislatures, you probably will not be surprised that Congress now has a federal version on the table.

On February 24, 2026, Representative Mary E. Miller of Illinois, with 17 Republican cosponsors, including Greg Steube, Paul Gosar, Andy Ogles, Harri…