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Establishing a Women’s Bill of Rights to reaffirm legal protections afforded to women under Federal law.

S. Res. 644 · 117th Congress · May 19, 2022 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the Senate reaffirms that—
(1)
for the purpose of Federal law, the “sex” of an individual means his or her biological sex (either male or female) at birth;
(2)
for the purpose of Federal law, the terms “woman” and “girl” refer to human females, and the terms “man” and “boy” refer to human males;
(3)
for the purpose of Federal law, the word “mother” means a parent of the female sex and “father” is defined as a parent of the male sex;
(4)
there are important reasons to distinguish between the sexes with respect to athletics, prisons, domestic violence shelters, restrooms, and with respect to other areas, particularly where biology, safety, and privacy are implicated;
(5)
policies and laws that distinguish between the sexes are subject to intermediate constitutional scrutiny and permitted when they serve an important governmental objective and are substantially related to achieving that objective; and
(6)
for the purposes of complying with Federal laws that require State and local government agencies to collect or report data disaggregated by sex, such as Federal antidiscrimination laws, agencies are required to base such data on the biological sex of individuals at birth.