Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
The bill adds a new section to Title 1, Chapter 1 of the U.S. Code that defines terms including "sex," "male," "female," "man," "woman," "boy," "girl," "father," "mother," and "gender identity." It defines sex as an individual's immutable biological classification determined "at conception," assigns female and male by reproductive systems producing eggs or sperm, and states gender identity is subjective and shall not replace sex for federal purposes. The definitions are intended to guide the meaning of any Act of Congress, and federal rules, interpretations, and regulations.
Progressive: emphasizes harm to transgender and intersex people
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clear, direct statutory effort to establish uniform federal definitions of 'sex' and related terms by amending chapter 1 of title 1, U.S. Code.
The bill adds a new section to Title 1, Chapter 1 of the U.S. Code that defines terms including "sex," "male," "female," "man," "woman," "boy," "girl," "father," "mother," and "gender identity." It defines sex as an individual's immutable biological classification determined "at conception," assigns female and male by reproductive systems producing eggs or sperm, and states gender identity is subjective and shall not replace sex for federal purposes.
The definitions are intended to guide the meaning of any Act of Congress, and federal rules, interpretations, and regulations.
Broad, ideologically charged federal redefinition with high litigation risk and little compromise language makes enactment unlikely.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clear, direct statutory effort to establish uniform federal definitions of 'sex' and related terms by amending chapter 1 of title 1, U.S. Code. It specifies textual definitions and broad applicability but omits practical implementation details, edge-case handling, fiscal acknowledgement, and oversight mechanisms.
Progressive: emphasizes harm to transgender and intersex people
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Progressive: emphasizes harm to transgender and intersex people
Likely strong opposition.
The text explicitly rejects gender identity as a basis for federal recognition and fixes sex at conception, which activists and civil-rights advocates view as erasing transgender people under federal law.
Many impacts (health care access, anti-discrimination protections, benefits, sports, data collection) are plausible but somewhat speculative depending on implementing regulations and litigation.
Mixed view.
Appreciates clearer statutory definitions but worries about administrative complexity, unintended conflicts with existing laws and agency rules, and likely litigation.
Would seek technical fixes, transitional rules, and narrow scope to avoid disruption to federal programs.
Generally supportive.
The bill affirms biological definitions of sex and rejects gender identity as a legal substitute, aligning with priorities to preserve sex-based distinctions for policy, privacy, and women-only spaces.
Supporters will see it as restoring objective categories in federal law.
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Broad, ideologically charged federal redefinition with high litigation risk and little compromise language makes enactment unlikely.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressive: emphasizes harm to transgender and intersex people
Broad, ideologically charged federal redefinition with high litigation risk and little compromise language makes enactment unlikely.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clear, direct statutory effort to establish uniform federal definitions of 'sex' and related terms by amending chapter 1 of title 1, U.S. Code. It specifies text…
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