H.R. 4554
119th CONGRESS 1st Session
To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination against employees on the basis of expression that describes, asserts, or reinforces the binary or biological nature of sex.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · July 21, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Steube · Committee: Committee on Education and Workforce
Table of contents
SEC. 1. Short title
- This Act may be cited as the Restoring Biological Truth to the Workplace Act.
SEC. 2. Prohibited unlawful employment action
- Section 703 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 () is amended by adding at the end the following: 42 U.S.C. 2000e–2
- (o)
- It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to take an action described in subsection (a) because an employee engages in
covered expression, that describes, asserts, or reinforces the binary or biological nature of sex. For purposes of this paragraph, the term means expression, inside or outside of a workplace, through means including speech, writing, or a depiction, or owning or using an item that contains speech, writing, or a depiction, and includes the use of pronouns. - It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to take an action described in subsection (a) because an employee requests or uses a single-sex area that is a bathroom, changing area, or other area where physical privacy is desirable.
- It shall not be a defense to the use of a practice described in paragraph (1) or (2) that use of the practice is job related for the position in question or consistent with business necessity.
- It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to take an action described in subsection (a) because an employee engages in
- (o)
SEC. 3. Prohibited retaliation
- Section 704(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 () is amended by inserting after . 42 U.S.C. 2000e–3(a)