S 5179 United States Senate · 119th Congress

Title IX Clarification Act of 2026

The Title IX Clarification Act of 2026 amends the federal law prohibiting sex discrimination in education to explicitly define "sex" based on biological characteristics. Specifically, it states that sex refers to an individual's biologically determined status as male or female. The bill further defines "female" as someone with a reproductive system that produces ova and "male" as someone with a reproductive system that produces sperm, regardless of congenital anomalies or accidents. These definitions apply to all education programs receiving federal financial assistance starting on the date the law is enacted.
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Jul 2026
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Introduced Jul 30, 2026 Last action Jul 30, 2026
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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