Text of US SB 1147 (2025)

II 119TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1147 To establish clear and consistent biological definitions of male and female. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 26, 2025 Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. SHEEHY, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, and Mr. RICKETTS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To establish clear and consistent biological definitions of male and female. 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 ‘‘Defining Male and Fe- 4 male Act of 2025’’. 5 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF ‘‘SEX’’, ‘‘MALE’’, ‘‘FEMALE’’, AND RE- 6 LATED TERMS. 7 Chapter 1 of title 1, United States Code, is amended 8 by adding at the end the following: 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:39 Apr 01, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1147.IS S1147 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 2 •S 1147 IS ‘‘SEC. 9. DEFINITION OF ‘SEX’, ‘MALE’, ‘FEMALE’, AND RE- 1 LATED TERMS. 2 ‘‘In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, 3 or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the var- 4 ious departments and Federal agencies of the United 5 States, the term— 6 ‘‘(1) ‘boy’ means a minor human male; 7 ‘‘(2) ‘father’ means a male parent; 8 ‘‘(3) ‘female’, when used to refer to a natural 9 person, means a person belonging, at conception, to 10 the sex characterized by a reproductive system with 11 the biological function of producing eggs (ova); 12 ‘‘(4) ‘gender identity’ means an identity that re- 13 flects an internal and subjective sense of self, discon- 14 nected from biological reality and sex and existing 15 on an indeterminate continuum, and, because such 16 an identity does not provide a meaningful basis for 17 identification for purposes of Federal law, the term 18 shall not be recognized by the Federal Government 19 as a replacement for sex; 20 ‘‘(5) ‘girl’ means a minor human female; 21 ‘‘(6) ‘male’, when used to refer to a natural 22 person, means a person belonging, at conception, to 23 the biological sex characterized by a reproductive 24 system with the biological function of producing 25 sperm; 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:39 Apr 01, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1147.IS S1147 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 3 •S 1147 IS ‘‘(7) ‘man’, except when used as a generic ref- 1 erence to human beings, means an adult human 2 male; 3 ‘‘(8) ‘mother’ means a female parent; 4 ‘‘(9) ‘sex’, when referring to a natural person’s 5 individual’s sex, means the person’s immutable bio- 6 logical classification as either male or female, as bio- 7 logically determined and defined by this section; and 8 ‘‘(10) ‘woman’ means an adult human female.’’. 9 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:39 Apr 01, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1147.IS S1147 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS