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US HR8781

US HR8781
Title IX Clarification Act of 2026


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Introduced
05/13/2026
In Committee
07/21/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

119th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To clarify that for purposes of Federal nondiscrimination requirements applicable to education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance, discrimination prohibited under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is based on the biological reality of sex.

AI Summary

This bill, titled the Title IX Clarification Act of 2026, amends Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972—a federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or education program that receives federal funding—by establishing strict, biological definitions for key terms related to sex. Specifically, the legislation amends the existing law to mandate that the term "sex" refers strictly to an individual's biologically determined sex as either male or female, further defining a "female" as an individual whose reproductive system produces, transports, and utilizes large gametes, or ova, and a "male" as an individual whose reproductive system produces, transports, and utilizes small gametes, or sperm, with narrow exceptions made for congenital conditions or physical disruptions. By formally embedding these biological definitions into federal law, the bill aims to clarify the standards for nondiscrimination compliance across all federally funded educational programs and activities, taking effect immediately upon enactment for any programs receiving federal financial assistance on or after that date.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (45)

Jodey Arrington (R)* Robert Aderholt (R),  Rick Allen (R),  Brian Babin (R),  Troy Balderson (R),  Sheri Biggs (R),  Mike Bost (R),  Buddy Carter (R),  Warren Davidson (R),  Troy Downing (R),  Pat Fallon (R),  Julie Fedorchak (R),  Brad Finstad (R),  Russell Fry (R),  Russ Fulcher (R),  Craig Goldman (R),  Harriet Hageman (R),  Pat Harrigan (R),  Diana Harshbarger (R),  Clay Higgins (R),  Ronny Jackson (R),  Tracey Mann (R),  Thomas Massie (R),  Richard McCormick (R),  Addison McDowell (R),  Mary Miller (R),  Barry Moore (R),  Riley Moore (R),  Tim Moore (R),  Nathaniel Moran (R),  Gary Palmer (R),  August Pfluger (R),  John Rose (R),  Michael Rulli (R),  Pete Sessions (R),  Mike Simpson (R),  Adrian Smith (R),  Chris Smith (R),  Pete Stauber (R),  Greg Steube (R),  David Taylor (R),  Claudia Tenney (R),  Beth Van Duyne (R),  Daniel Webster (R),  Roger Williams (R), 

Last Action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 698. (on 09/08/2026)

Bill Topics

Civil Rights, Minority Issues, and Civil Liberties
  • ‐ Gender, Identity and Sexual Orientation Discrimination
Education
  • ‐ General Education

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