Sponsor
Nancy Mace
Representative · R-SC
The bill forces agencies to act quickly and limits the rule's reach to specified positions, trading faster regulatory clarity for added agency workload and potential new obligations for affected federal employees.
Federal agencies and federal employees in covered positions gain a clear, legally required 180-day deadline for agencies to issue implementing regulations, reducing delay and clarifying when new rules will take effect.
Federal employees not in covered positions are explicitly protected from the new standards, reducing uncertainty and preventing the rule from unintentionally affecting the broader federal workforce.
Federal employees in covered positions may face new requirements, compliance obligations, or employment impacts once agencies implement the referenced standard (§7381), creating potential burdens or changes to job conditions.
Federal agencies will incur additional administrative workload and costs to draft, review, and finalize the required regulations within the 180-day deadline.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Adds a new Title 5 statutory provision disqualifying certain covered executive-branch positions/certifications and requires agencies to write implementing regulations within 180 days.
Representative · R-SC
Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for requirements sensitive Government positions relating to gender dysphoria, and for other purposes.
Introduced September 8, 2026 by Nancy Mace · Last progress September 8, 2026
Creates a new federal law (adding chapter 73 to title 5, U.S. Code) that implements a disqualification standard called "gender delusion" for certain covered executive-branch positions and certifications. Heads of executive agencies must issue regulations to enforce that new standard for covered positions and covered certifications within 180 days of enactment. The law does not change standards for executive-branch employees who are not in covered positions.