# 119-hr-6144: Male or Female Only Act

119-hr-6144, Male or Female Only Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6144
- Congress: 119
- Title: Male or Female Only Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would restrict federal forms to only 'male' or 'female' sex options.** - 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.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Only male or female on federal forms: cost, low. 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 wh…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-4448: Restoring Equal Opportunity Act
- 119-hr-925: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6144 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6144)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-4448: Restoring Equal Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4448)
- [119-hr-925: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-925)
- [119-hr-7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6144 (as of 2026-04-21).