Male or Female Only Act
Sponsored By: Representative Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13]
Introduced
Summary
Would restrict federal forms to only 'male' or 'female' sex options.
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- Federal agencies would have to stop asking about gender or gender identity and would be required to update forms, surveys, and documents within 60 days.
- Non-binary and transgender people would be unable to indicate a gender identity on federal forms because the bill requires rejecting those responses.
- Federal data collections would stop capturing non-binary or gender-identity information, standardizing records to a male/female binary.
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Only male or female on federal forms
This bill would bar federal agencies from asking about gender or gender identity. Forms could list sex only as male or female. Agencies would have to reject answers that state a gender identity or a non-binary sex. Each agency would need to update its forms within 60 days after enactment. People who identify outside male or female would not be able to record that on federal forms.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13]
TX • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3]
SC • R
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1]
AL • R
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9]
AZ • R
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1]
TN • R
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Roll Call Votes
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