This bill defines "sex" as an individual's immutable biological classification as male or female and says "gender identity" is not a synonym for sex. It directs the Department of Health and Human Services to issue guidance within 30 days and requires federal agencies to use the bill's definitions in statutes, regulations, guidance, forms, and communications. Agencies must change documents, forms, and personnel records so that an individual's sex is listed as male or female and may not request gender identity.
The bill requires government-issued identification (including passports, visas, and Global Entry cards) and federal personnel records to reflect sex as defined in the bill. It directs agencies to end federal funding that the bill says promotes "gender ideology," and to remove statements or policies that the bill describes as promoting gender ideology. The Attorney General and Department of Homeland Security would be required to ensure males are not detained in women's prisons. The bill also directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to begin rulemaking to rescind a 2016 HUD rule on access by gender identity and to protect single-sex rape shelters. The bill further directs the Attorney General to issue guidance about applying the Supreme Court decision in Bostock v. Clayton County to sex-based distinctions and to assist agencies in protecting sex-based distinctions. Agencies must report implementation actions within 120 days, and the bill states its requirements supersede conflicting provisions in other laws.
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The bill's stated purpose is to "defend women's rights and protect freedom of conscience" by using clear language that women are biologically female and men are biologically male. The bill's findings and text say gender ideology replaces biological sex with a self-assessed identity and that agencies should enforce sex-based rights and protections using the bill's definitions.
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