H.R. 8705

Summary

H.R. 8705, the CHARLIE Act, was introduced in the House on May 7, 2026 by Rep. Burgess Owens (R). It last saw action on May 21, 2026: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 15.

Record

Text

H.R. 8705 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 8705 IH: Civics and History Advancement to Restore Learning, Integrity, and Education Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-05-07
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8705  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 7, 2026   Mr. Owens  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 prevent the American History and Civics program from funding radical indoctrination, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Civics and History Advancement to Restore Learning, Integrity, and Education Act   or the   CHARLIE Act  .
2.
Prohibiting American history and civics funds for radical indoctrination
Section 2231 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6661 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(c)
Prohibitions
(1)
In general
Of the amount made available to carry out this subpart, no funds may be used for discriminatory equity ideology or gender ideology.
(2)
Priority
In awarding grants under this subpart, the Secretary may not give priority to an eligible entity on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or immigration status, including with respect to—
(A)
the identity or purpose of the eligible entity;
(B)
the identity of the individuals who control, are employed by, or are served by the eligible entity; or
(C)
the proposed activities to be carried out under such a grant.
(d)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Discriminatory equity ideology
The term  discriminatory equity ideology  has the meaning given the term in section 2 of Executive Order 14190 (90 Fed. Reg. 8853; relating to ending radical indoctrination in K–12 schooling).
(2)
Gender ideology
The term  gender ideology  has the meaning given the term 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).
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To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prevent the American History and Civics program from funding radical indoctrination, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Burgess Owens (R) sponsors H.R. 8705 alone.

Burgess Owens

Rep. · R–UT-4 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 8705 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce

Education and Workforce

Markup By · May 21, 2026 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8705 has taken 4 actions since May 7, 2026, the latest on May 21, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8705 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8705 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• CHARLIE Act — Display Title
• To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prevent the American History and Civics program from funding radical indoctrination, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
• CHARLIE Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Civics and History Advancement to Restore Learning, Integrity, and Education Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8705 in 3 quarterly filings, 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 Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Education, Budget/Appropriations, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Defense, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Foreign Relations, Government Issues.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

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

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8705 under Education, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8705’s is Education.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 8705 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Education programs funding to Teaching, teachers, curricula.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8705, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 78 (Thursday, May 7, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. OWENS:H.R. 8705.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution[Page H3343]

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