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HR 2796 115th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Administrative law and regulatory procedures Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Civil Rights Uniformity Act of 2017

Introduced: July 24, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jul 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jun 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 7, 2017
Introduced in House
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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.

What's happening now July 12, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 4
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Dec 5, 2017
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Dec 4, 2017
Labrador, Raul
· Jul 24, 2017
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Jul 18, 2017
Abraham, Ralph
· Jun 7, 2017
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Jun 7, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2796: Civil Rights Uniformity Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2796/
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"H.R. 2796: Civil Rights Uniformity Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2796/.
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H.R. 2796, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2796/.
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