Text of US HB 3950 (2025)

I 119TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3950 To defend women’s rights and protect freedom of conscience by using clear and accurate language and policies recognizing that women are bio- logically female and men are biologically male, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 12, 2025 Mr. CARTER of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Homeland Security, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com- mittee concerned A BILL To defend women’s rights and protect freedom of conscience by using clear and accurate language and policies recog- nizing that women are biologically female and men are biologically male, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Truth in Gender Act 4 of 2025’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:55 Oct 02, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3950.IH H3950 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3950 IH SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 1 (a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this Act: 2 (1) SEX.—The term ‘‘sex’’— 3 (A) means an individual’s immutable bio- 4 logical classification as either male or female; 5 and 6 (B) is not a synonym for, and does not in- 7 clude, the concept of gender identity. 8 (2) WOMEN, WOMAN; GIRLS, GIRL.—The term 9 ‘‘women’’ or ‘‘woman’’ and the term ‘‘girls’’ or 10 ‘‘girl’’ mean an adult or juvenile human female, re- 11 spectively. 12 (3) MEN, MAN; BOYS, BOY.—The term ‘‘men’’ 13 or ‘‘man’’ and the term ‘‘boys’’ or ‘‘boy’’ mean an 14 adult or juvenile human male, respectively. 15 (4) FEMALE.—The term ‘‘female’’ means a per- 16 son belonging, at conception, to the sex that pro- 17 duces the large reproductive cell. 18 (5) MALE.—The term ‘‘male’’ means a person 19 belonging, at conception, to the sex that produces 20 the small reproductive cell. 21 (b) GENDER IDEOLOGY; GENDER IDENTITY.—Con- 22 gress finds that— 23 (1) gender ideology— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:55 Oct 02, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3950.IH H3950 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 3950 IH (A) replaces the biological category of sex 1 with an ever-shifting concept of self-assessed 2 gender identity— 3 (i) permitting the false claim that 4 males can identify as and thus become 5 women and vice versa; and 6 (ii) requiring all institutions of society 7 to regard this false claim as true; 8 (B) includes the idea that there is a vast 9 spectrum of genders that are disconnected from 10 one’s sex; and 11 (C) is internally inconsistent, in that it di- 12 minishes sex as an identifiable or useful cat- 13 egory but nevertheless maintains that it is pos- 14 sible for a person to be born in the wrong-sexed 15 body; and 16 (2) gender identity reflects a fully internal and 17 subjective sense of self, disconnected from biological 18 reality and sex and existing on an infinite con- 19 tinuum, that does not provide a meaningful basis for 20 identification and cannot be recognized as a replace- 21 ment for sex. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:55 Oct 02, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3950.IH H3950 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 3950 IH SEC. 3. RECOGNIZING WOMEN ARE BIOLOGICALLY DIS- 1 TINCT FROM MEN. 2 (a) ISSUANCE OF HHS GUIDANCE.—Not later than 3 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec- 4 retary of Health and Human Services shall provide to the 5 Federal agencies, and the public clear guidance expanding 6 on the definitions set forth in section 2. 7 (b) ENFORCEMENT OF SEX-BASED RIGHTS.— 8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The head of a Federal agen- 9 cy and the employees of such agency shall enforce 10 laws governing sex-based rights, protections, oppor- 11 tunities, and accommodations to protect men and 12 women as biologically distinct sexes. 13 (2) USE OF DEFINITIONS IN CONDUCTING 14 AGENCY FUNCTIONS.—In carrying out paragraph 15 (1), head of a Federal agency shall use the defini- 16 tions set forth in section 2 when— 17 (A) interpreting or applying statutes, regu- 18 lations, or guidance; and 19 (B) conducting all other official agency 20 business, documents, and communications. 21 (c) USE OF TERMS IN FEDERAL POLICIES AND DOC- 22 UMENTS.—In administering and enforcing sex-based dis- 23 tinctions, the head of a Federal agency, and the employees 24 of such agency acting in an official capacity on behalf of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:55 Oct 02, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3950.IH H3950 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 3950 IH the agency, shall use the term ‘‘sex’’ and not the term 1 ‘‘gender’’ in all applicable Federal policies and documents. 2 (d) GOVERNMENT-ISSUED IDENTIFICATION DOCU- 3 MENTS; PERSONNEL RECORDS.— 4 (1) IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS.—The Sec- 5 retary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 6 and the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage- 7 ment shall each implement changes to require that 8 Government-issued identification documents (includ- 9 ing passports, visas, and Global Entry cards) accu- 10 rately reflect the holder’s sex, as defined under sec- 11 tion 2. 12 (2) PERSONNEL RECORDS.—The Director of 13 the Office of Personnel Management shall ensure 14 that applicable personnel records accurately report 15 the sex of a Federal employee, as defined by section 16 2. 17 (e) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS AND 18 FORMS.— 19 (1) MODIFICATION OF INTERNAL AND EXTER- 20 NAL MESSAGES.—The head of a Federal agency 21 shall— 22 (A) remove all statements, policies, regula- 23 tions, forms, communications, and other inter- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:55 Oct 02, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3950.IH H3950 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 3950 IH nal and external messages that promote or oth- 1 erwise inculcate gender ideology; and 2 (B) cease issuing such statements, policies, 3 regulations, forms, communications, or other 4 messages. 5 (2) MODIFICATION OF AGENCY FORMS.—The 6 head of a Federal agency— 7 (A) shall ensure that the forms used by the 8 agency require an individual’s sex to be listed 9 as male or female; and 10 (B) may not request gender identity. 11 (3) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.—The 12 head of a Federal agency shall take all necessary 13 steps, as permitted by law, to end the Federal fund- 14 ing of gender ideology. 15 (f) DOJ ACTIONS.—The Attorney General shall— 16 (1) promptly issue guidance to the heads of 17 Federal agencies to correct the misapplication of the 18 Supreme Court’s decision in Bostock v. Clayton 19 County (590 U.S. 644; 2020) to sex-based distinc- 20 tions in agency activities; and 21 (2) issue guidance and assist the heads of Fed- 22 eral agencies in protecting sex-based distinctions, 23 which are explicitly permitted under constitutional 24 and statutory precedent. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:55 Oct 02, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3950.IH H3950 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 7 •HR 3950 IH (g) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.— 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Federal funds may not be 2 used to promote gender ideology. 3 (2) GRANTS; GRANT PREFERENCES.—The head 4 of each Federal agency shall— 5 (A) assess grant conditions and grantee 6 preferences; and 7 (B) ensure that grant funds do not pro- 8 mote gender ideology. 9 SEC. 4. PRIVACY IN INTIMATE SPACES. 10 (a) DETENTION IN PRISONS.—The Attorney General 11 and Secretary of Homeland Security shall each ensure 12 that males are not detained in women’s prisons or housed 13 in women’s detention centers, including through— 14 (1) amendment, as necessary, of section 115.41 15 of title 28, Code of Federal Regulations (or suc- 16 cessor regulations); and 17 (2) interpretation of guidance regarding the 18 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Public Law 19 101–336). 20 (b) RESCISSION OF HUD FINAL RULE; ACCESS TO 21 SINGLE-SEX RAPE SHELTERS.—The Secretary of Hous- 22 ing and Urban Development shall— 23 (1) prepare and submit for notice-and-comment 24 rulemaking a policy to rescind the final rule entitled 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:55 Oct 02, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3950.IH H3950 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 8 •HR 3950 IH ‘‘Equal Access in Accordance with an Individual’s 1 Gender Identity in Community Planning and Devel- 2 opment Programs’’ (dated September 21, 2016; 81 3 Fed. Reg. 64763); and 4 (2) submit for public comment a policy pro- 5 tecting women seeking single-sex rape shelters. 6 (c) MEDICAL CARE IN PRISONS.—The Attorney Gen- 7 eral shall ensure that— 8 (1) the Bureau of Prisons revises its policies 9 concerning medical care to be consistent with this 10 Act; and 11 (2) no Federal funds are expended for any med- 12 ical procedure, treatment, or drug for the purpose of 13 conforming an inmate’s appearance to that of the 14 opposite sex. 15 (d) OTHER INTIMATE SPACES.—The head of a Fed- 16 eral agency shall take appropriate action to ensure that 17 intimate spaces designated for women, girls, or females 18 (or for men, boys, or males) are designated by sex and 19 not identity. 20 SEC. 5. PROTECTING RIGHTS. 21 (a) FREEDOM TO EXPRESS THE BINARY NATURE OF 22 SEX; RIGHT TO SINGLE-SEX SPACES IN WORKPLACES.— 23 The Attorney General shall issue guidance to ensure— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:55 Oct 02, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3950.IH H3950 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 9 •HR 3950 IH (1) the freedom to express the binary nature of 1 sex; and 2 (2) the right to single-sex spaces in workplaces 3 and federally funded entities covered by the Civil 4 Rights Act of 1964 (Public Law 88–352). 5 (b) PRIORITIZATION OF INVESTIGATIONS AND LITI- 6 GATION.—In accordance with the guidance to be issued 7 under subsection (a), the Attorney General, the Secretary 8 of Labor, the General Counsel and Chair of the Equal 9 Employment Opportunity Commission, and each other 10 head of a Federal agency with enforcement responsibilities 11 under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Public Law 88–352) 12 shall prioritize investigations and litigation to enforce the 13 rights and freedoms identified. 14 SEC. 6. AGENCY IMPLEMENTATION AND REPORTING. 15 (a) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 17 after the date of enactment of this Act, the head of 18 each Federal agency shall submit to the President, 19 acting through the Director of the Office of Manage- 20 ment and Budget, an update on implementation of 21 this Act. 22 (2) CONTENTS.—The head of each Federal 23 agency shall include in the update of the agency to 24 be submitted under paragraph (1)— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:55 Oct 02, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3950.IH H3950 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 10 •HR 3950 IH (A) changes to the documents of the agen- 1 cy (including regulations, guidance, forms, and 2 communications) made to comply with this Act; 3 and 4 (B) agency-imposed requirements on feder- 5 ally funded entities, including contractors, to 6 achieve the policy of this Act. 7 (b) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.—The require- 8 ments of this Act supersede conflicting provisions in any 9 other law. 10 (c) RESCISSION OF CERTAIN GUIDANCE DOCU- 11 MENTS.— 12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The head of a Federal agen- 13 cy shall— 14 (A) promptly rescind all guidance docu- 15 ments of the agency that are inconsistent with 16 the requirements of this Act or guidance issued 17 by the Attorney General pursuant to this Act; 18 or 19 (B) as appropriate, rescind such parts of 20 such documents that are inconsistent in such 21 manner. 22 (2) INCLUDED DOCUMENTS.—The documents 23 referred to in paragraph (1) include each document 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:55 Oct 02, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3950.IH H3950 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 11 •HR 3950 IH identified in section 7(c) of Executive Order 14168, 1 as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 2 SEC. 7. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 3 (a) RIGHTS AND BENEFITS.—This Act is not in- 4 tended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, sub- 5 stantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by 6 any party against the United States, its departments, 7 agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or 8 any other person. 9 (b) SEVERABILITY.—If any provision of this Act, or 10 the application of any provision of this Act to any person 11 or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remainder of 12 this Act and the application of the provisions of this Act 13 to any other persons or circumstances shall not be affected 14 thereby. 15 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:55 Oct 02, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3950.IH H3950 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS