# 119-s-2037: Restoring Biological Truth to the Workplace Act

119-s-2037, Restoring Biological Truth to the Workplace Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2037
- Congress: 119
- Title: Restoring Biological Truth to the Workplace Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**This bill would bar employers from disciplining workers for expressing that sex is binary or biological.** It would also protect employees who request or use single-sex spaces like bathrooms and changing rooms and block common legal defenses employers use for taking adverse actions. - Workers who publicly or privately say, write, or display that sex is binary or biological would be shielded from hiring, firing, suspension, or other workplace penalties for that expression. - Employees who request or use a single-sex bathroom, changing area, or any space where physical privacy is important would be protected from adverse employer action for doing so. - Employers could not defend such actions by saying they were job related or a business necessity. The bill would add explicit anti-retaliation protection for these new rights.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-07-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Worker protections for sex expression: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would bar employers from firing or disciplining workers for saying sex is biological or binary. Covered expression would include speech, writing, depictions, wearing or owning items with such messages, and the use of pronouns. It would also bar adverse actions for requesting o…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-2907: Chloe Cole Act
- 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2037 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2037)

## Related
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4378)
- [119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-292)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-2907: Chloe Cole Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2907)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2037 (as of 2025-12-21).