Restoring Biological Truth in Government Act
Sponsored By: Representative Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]
Introduced
Summary
Restricts federal sex and gender data to only 'male' or 'female' and bans collecting gender identity. The bill would require all forms and surveys conducted by or for executive agencies to offer only 'male' and 'female' for required sex or gender questions and to reject any submissions that provide other responses, and OMB would issue implementation guidance within 180 days.
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- People who fill out federal forms: Required to answer only 'male' or 'female' on required sex or gender questions, and submissions with other responses would be rejected.
- Executive agencies and contractors: Must redesign surveys and data collection to remove gender identity questions and limit options to the two listed sexes.
- Federal data and legal definitions: The Act defines 'sex', 'gender', 'male', 'female', and 'gender identity', treating gender as a synonym for biological sex and excluding gender identity, experienced gender, gender expression, and gender roles.
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No gender identity on federal forms
If enacted, executive agencies would not be allowed to ask about gender identity on any forms or surveys. Sex or gender questions could only list "male" or "female." Agencies would have to reject required answers that are not male or female. The bill defines sex as biological and says gender means the same as sex. It says gender identity is not sex or gender. These rules would start upon enactment, and OMB would issue guidance within 180 days.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]
SC • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1]
AL • R
Sponsored 6/25/2025
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