Defining Male and Female Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 6
- Latest action
- Mar 26, 2025
What it does
The bill would establish federal legal definitions for "male" and "female" based on biological sex determined at conception, specifically tied to reproductive functions (producing sperm or ova). It would apply these definitions uniformly across all federal laws, regulations, and agency interpretations, affecting how terms like sex, gender, man, woman, boy, girl, mother, and father are understood in federal contexts. The bill explicitly rejects gender identity as a valid basis for legal classification, stating it does not provide a meaningful basis for identification under federal law and shall not be recognized as a replacement for sex. These definitions would be codified in Chapter 1 of…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.