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119-hr-4554119th CongressWALLET

Restoring Biological Truth to the Workplace Act

Sponsored By: Representative Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would create a new Title VII protection that bars employers from taking adverse actions against employees for expressing or reinforcing the idea that sex is binary or biological. It also bars employer actions against employees who request or use single-sex areas like bathrooms or changing rooms.

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  • Workers who express or display beliefs that sex is binary or biological would be protected from discipline, firing, or other adverse actions for that speech. "Covered expression" includes speech, writing, depictions, pronoun use, and owning or using items with those messages.
  • Employees who request or use single-sex areas — bathrooms, changing areas, or other places where physical privacy is desirable — would be protected from employer actions for doing so.
  • Employers could not defend such actions by saying they were job related or necessary for business, and the bill adds explicit retaliation protection for employees who make these claims.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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Protections for workers' speech and restroom use

If enacted, employers could not punish you for saying sex is binary or biological. This would cover speech, writing, images, and pronoun use, at or away from work. It would also protect you for asking to use a single-sex bathroom or changing area. Employers could not claim the action was job-related or a business need. Retaliation for using these rights would be banned. Changes would start upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]

FL • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]

    SC • R

    Sponsored 7/21/2025

  • Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1]

    AL • R

    Sponsored 7/21/2025

  • Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 7/21/2025

  • Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]

    IL • R

    Sponsored 7/29/2025

  • Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large]

    WY • R

    Sponsored 2/23/2026

  • Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 3/3/2026

  • Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4]

    CO • R

    Sponsored 4/6/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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