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Introduced

In Committee

3

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

Sheri Biggs

Republican · SC · Representative

Votes with party: 91.9% (581 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/B001325

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Cosponsors (15)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

2026-04-09

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on Education and WorkforceReferred To · 2026-04-09

Previously

Education and Workforce CommitteeReferred To · 2026-04-09

Plain-English Summary

This bill would strengthen legal protections for women in the workplace by addressing discrimination and harassment based on sex or gender. It likely aims to give women better tools to report violations, hold employers accountable, and seek compensation for unfair treatment, affecting both private companies and government agencies that employ women.

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Subjects

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8213 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8213 To clarify that sex discrimination under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not include discrimination on the basis of gender identity. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 9, 2026 Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina (for herself, Mr. Harrigan, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Perry, Ms. Mace, Mr. Gosar, Ms. Letlow, Ms. Boebert, Mrs. Luna, and Mr. Norman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To clarify that sex discrimination under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not include discrimination on the basis of gender identity. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Defending Women in the Workplace Act''. SEC. 2. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. For purposes of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.), the terms ``because of sex'' and ``on the basis of sex'' do not include because of or on the basis of gender identity. <all>

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