HR 7661 — Stop the Sexualization of Children Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2026-02-24
Latest action: — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 13.
Sponsors
- Owens, Burgess (R, UT-4) — cosponsor
- Hageman, Harriet M. (R, WY-0) — cosponsor
- Self, Keith (R, TX-3) — cosponsor
- Downing, Troy (R, MT-2) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (4)
LDA filings that named this bill in their activity descriptions. The lobbying firm (registrant) is paid by the client to lobby on this and related issues.
| Filing | Period | Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Income | Matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | PEN AMERICA | PEN AMERICA | — | H.R.7661 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS | ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS | — | H.R.7661 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | GOODLATTE GROUP, LLC F.K.A. ROBERT GOODLATTE | ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS | $50,000 | H.R.7661 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN | HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN | — | H.R. 7661 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 13.
- — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2026-02-24 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (8)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Owens, Burgess | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hageman, Harriet M. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Self, Keith | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Downing, Troy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.7661 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 7661 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | PEN AMERICA | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.7661 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.7661 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Downing, Troy (R, house MT-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 2 | Hageman, Harriet M. (R, house WY) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Owens, Burgess (R, house UT-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Self, Keith (R, house TX-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS | 2 | $50,000 | 0 | $0 | $50,000 |
| 2 | retired | 0 | $0 | 128 | $12,046 | $12,046 |
| 3 | none | 0 | $0 | 4 | $5,850 | $5,850 |
| 4 | wilson perumal company, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 5 | southwest airlines | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 6 | concert croup | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 7 | perry homes | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,800 | $1,800 |
| 8 | motion foot ankle institute | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 9 | scheef stone | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 10 | sasco | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 11 | secretarial office solutions | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 12 | farragut partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 13 | prime developer | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 14 | growth destiny | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 15 | greenville automatic gas co | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 16 | self | 0 | $0 | 2 | $225 | $225 |
| 17 | fire tech systems inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 18 | skanska | 0 | $0 | 1 | $95 | $95 |
| 19 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 3 | $68 | $68 |
| 20 | stweart pllc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 21 | peter amorello const | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 22 | universal accounting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 23 | integris | 0 | $0 | 1 | $47 | $47 |
| 24 | centra health | 0 | $0 | 1 | $35 | $35 |
| 25 | nu cybertek inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
4 predicted yes (1%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 273 unknown (50%)
By party: · R: 4 yes / 0 no / 273 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
4 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Downing, Troy (R · house · MT-2) · cosponsor
- Hageman, Harriet M. (R · house · WY) · cosponsor
- Owens, Burgess (R · house · UT-4) · cosponsor
- Self, Keith (R · house · TX-3) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hageman, Harriet M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Self, Keith (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Downing, Troy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Owens, Burgess (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS (h.r.7661) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN (h.r. 7661) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS (h.r.7661) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by PEN AMERICA (h.r.7661) · lobbying_bill_mention