H.R. 2378

119 HR 2378 IH: Defining Male and Female Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-26
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2378  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 26, 2025   Mrs. Miller of Illinois  (for herself,  Ms. Tenney ,  Mr. Onder ,  Mr. Moore of Alabama , and  Mr. Estes ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To establish clear and consistent biological definitions of male and female.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Defining Male and Female Act of 2025  .
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Definition of  sex ,  male ,  female , and related terms
 Chapter 1  of title 1, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
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Definition of  sex ,  male ,  female , and related terms
In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the various departments and Federal agencies of the United States, the term—
(1)
 boy  means a minor human male;
(2)
 father  means a male parent;
(3)
 female , when used to refer to a natural person, means a person belonging, at conception, to the sex characterized by a reproductive system with the biological function of producing eggs (ova);
(4)
 gender identity  means an identity that reflects an internal and subjective sense of self, disconnected from biological reality and sex and existing on an indeterminate continuum, and, because such an identity does not provide a meaningful basis for identification for purposes of Federal law, the term shall not be recognized by the Federal Government as a replacement for sex;
(5)
 girl  means a minor human female;
(6)
 male , when used to refer to a natural person, means a person belonging, at conception, to the biological sex characterized by a reproductive system with the biological function of producing sperm;
(7)
 man , except when used as a generic reference to human beings, means an adult human male;
(8)
 mother  means a female parent;
(9)
 sex , when referring to a natural person's individual’s sex, means the person’s immutable biological classification as either male or female, as biologically determined and defined by this section; and
(10)
 woman  means an adult human female.
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