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S2037119th CongressWALLET

Restoring Biological Truth to the Workplace Act

Sponsored By: Senator Banks, Jim [R-IN]

Introduced

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.

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  • 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.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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Worker protections for sex expression

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 or using single-sex bathrooms, changing rooms, and other private spaces. Employers could not use a job-relatedness or business-necessity defense for these practices. If enacted, the bill would make retaliation unlawful for activity protected by this new rule.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Banks, Jim [R-IN]

IN • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO]

    MO • R

    Sponsored 6/26/2025

  • Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 7/8/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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