119th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 5179 — Title IX Clarification Act of 2026

Introduced Jul 30, 2026
Last action Jul 30, 2026
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This bill defines the terms sex, female, and male for purposes of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs that receive federal financial assistance. Specifically, the bill defines sex as an individual’s biologically determined sex, as either male or female. Therefore, Title IX's prohibition on sex discrimination only applies to biological sex under the bill. The bill defines female, when used with respect to a natural person, as an individual who naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a congenital anomaly, historical accident, or intentional or unintentional disruption, the reproductive system...

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Jul 30, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 30, 2026
Introduced in Senate