# 119-hr-4554: Restoring Biological Truth to the Workplace Act

119-hr-4554, Restoring Biological Truth to the Workplace Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4554
- Congress: 119
- Title: Restoring Biological Truth to the Workplace Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6] (R-NC), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protections for workers' speech and restroom use: benefit, medium. 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-relate…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-925: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025
- 119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-5874: Firearm Access During Shutdowns Act
- 119-hr-7296: SAVE America Act
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4554 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4554)

## Related
- [119-hr-925: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-925)
- [119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-404)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-5874: Firearm Access During Shutdowns Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5874)
- [119-hr-7296: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7296)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4554 (as of 2026-04-21).