This House resolution (H. Res. 1058) says the Federal Government should develop and implement a "Transgender Bill of Rights." It is a statement of the House's view, not a law. The resolution lists many specific goals to protect transgender and nonbinary people. Those goals include protecting access to gender-affirming medical care, expanding protections against discrimination in public places, schools, work, housing, and credit, and making it easier to change names and gender markers on federal documents (including an "X" option). It calls for enforcing existing court decisions (like Bostock) that protect people from sex- and gender-identity-based discrimination. The resolution asks for protections for people in detention and for servicemembers, for more trained health providers and telehealth, bans on conversion practices and nonconsensual intersex surgeries, reopening a National Institutes of Health office for sexual and gender minority research, collecting voluntary gender identity data for public health and equity, and a Justice Department civil-rights liaison to oversee enforcement. The resolution also urges that transgender communities, especially Black and Indigenous women, help lead policy development.
This resolution expresses congressional goals that could affect access to health care, ability to update IDs, protections at school and work, housing and credit rights, and safety for transgender and nonbinary people if its ideas become law. As written, the resolution itself does not change federal law. It asks agencies and Congress to take future actions that, if enacted, could change rules and programs.
No publicly available information on total costs. The resolution asks that funds be appropriated to support enforcement and agency actions, and it directs agencies to collect data and staff new roles, but it does not list dollar amounts or detailed budget estimates.
The resolution says transgender and nonbinary people face discrimination in health care, employment, housing, education, lending, and other basic services. It cites the Supreme Court decision Bostock and several medical organizations that support gender-affirming care. Supporters say a Transgender Bill of Rights would codify protections, ensure access to medical care and shelter, improve safety and legal recognition, reduce harm (including suicide and violence), and honor the contributions and dignity of transgender and nonbinary people.
No publicly available information on opponents' views in the bill text or metadata.