Equality in Laws Act

Gender-neutral wording in federal law

This bill would direct the House Law Revision Counsel to replace gendered words in federal laws with gender‑neutral terms. Examples could include using the individual, they or them, the individual's, or the job title, depending on the sentence. Changes would be made only if they keep the same substance and intent of the law. For titles already enacted into positive law, the Counsel would send revisions to the House Judiciary Committee. For titles not enacted into positive law, the Counsel would draft a bill to amend them. The bill would define gender‑neutral language as wording that does not single out or exclude any gender, to guide how changes are made and read.