Text of US HB 5050 (2025)
Safety and Opportunity for Girls Act of 2025
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119TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 5050
To clarify protections related to sex and sex-segregated spaces and to activities
under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 26, 2025
Mrs. MILLER of Illinois (for herself, Ms. MACE, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr.
CLOUD, Mr. BURCHETT, Ms. BOEBERT, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mrs. BIGGS of
South Carolina, Mrs. LUNA, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. LAMALFA, and
Mr. FULCHER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To clarify protections related to sex and sex-segregated
spaces and to activities under title IX of the Education
Amendments of 1972.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safety and Oppor-
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tunity for Girls Act of 2025’’.
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO TITLE IX OF THE EDUCATION
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AMENDMENTS OF 1972.
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Section 901 of title IX of the Education Amendments
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of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681) is amended by adding at end
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the following:
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‘‘(d) For purposes of this title:
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‘‘(1) FEMALE.—The term ‘female’, when used
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to refer to a natural person, means an individual
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who naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but
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for a congenital anomaly, historical accident, or in-
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tentional or unintentional disruption, the reproduc-
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tive system that at some point produces, transports,
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and utilizes eggs for fertilization.
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‘‘(2) MALE.—The term ‘male’, when used to
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refer to a natural person, means an individual who
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naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for
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a congenital anomaly, historical accident, or inten-
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tional or unintentional disruption, the reproductive
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system that at some point produces, transports, and
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utilizes sperm for fertilization.
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‘‘(3) SEX.—The term ‘sex’, when referring to
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an individual’s sex, means to refer to either male or
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female, as biologically determined.
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‘‘(4) SEX-SEGREGATED.—The term ‘sex-seg-
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regated’ means limited to or separated by sex.
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‘‘(e) Nothing in this title may be construed—
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‘‘(1) to prohibit, to authorize the Secretary to
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prohibit, or to authorize the Secretary to make re-
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ceipt of funding under this title contingent upon an
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educational institution forgoing the maintenance of
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sex-segregated spaces by educational institutions, in-
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cluding bathrooms and locker rooms; or
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‘‘(2) to prohibit, to authorize the Secretary to
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prohibit, or to authorize the Secretary to make re-
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ceipt of funding under this title contingent upon an
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educational institution forgoing the maintenance of
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sex-segregated athletic or academic programs by
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educational institutions.’’.
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