To repeal executive overreach, to clarify that the proper constitutional authority for social transformation belongs to the legislative branch.

United States115th CongressHR-2796House of Representatives
Updated: Jul 12, 2017

Summary

Civil Rights Uniformity Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the word "sex" or "gender" from being interpreted to mean "gender identity," and requires "man" or "woman" to be interpreted to refer exclusively to a person's genetic sex, for purposes determining the meaning of federal civil rights laws or related federal administrative agency regulations or guidance. No federal civil rights law shall be interpreted to treat gender identity or transgender status as a protected class, unless it expressly designates "gender identity" or "transgender status" as a protected class.

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Timeline

  1. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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