H.R. 6144
IntroducedMale or Female Only Act
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119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6144
To prohibit Federal agencies from providing on Federal forms, surveys, and documents, an option other than Male or Female to reference the sex of an individual, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 19, 2025
Mr. Jackson of Texas (for himself, Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Gosar, and Mrs. Harshbarger) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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A BILL
To prohibit Federal agencies from providing on Federal forms, surveys, and documents, an option other than Male or Female to reference the sex of an individual, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Male or Female Only Act''.
SEC. 2. NO OPTION OTHER THAN MALE OR FEMALE TO REFERENCE THE SEX OF AN INDIVIDUAL.
(a) Prohibition.--With respect to any collection of information conducted by the head of any agency through a form, survey, or other document, the head of such agency--
(1) may not--
(A) solicit or obtain any information regarding the gender or gender identity of an individual; and
(B) with respect to any such collection information regarding the sex of an individual, provide an option to select or mark on the form, survey, or document that sex of an individual is something other than male or female; and
(2) shall reject--
(A) any response provided by the person from whom the information is being collected stating the gender or gender identity of an individual; and
(B) any response provided by the person from whom the information is being collected stating that the sex of an individual is something other than male or female.
(b) Update.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of an agency of the Federal Government shall update the forms, surveys, and documents of the agency as necessary to ensure such forms, surveys, and documents comply with the prohibition under subsection (a). <all>