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HRES 115 118th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination State and local government operations

Establishing a Women's Bill of Rights to reaffirm legal protections afforded to women under Federal law.

Introduced: May 17, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Feb 9, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 9, 2023
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that (1) for purposes of federal law, a person's sex means the person's biological sex at birth; and (2) distinctions between the sexes are justified in certain settings, laws, and policies.

What's happening now February 9, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  • SRES 53 Identical bill A resolution establishing a Women's Bill of Rights to reaffirm legal protections afforded to women under Federal law.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Republican 23
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Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Sep 28, 2023
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Babin, Brian
Texas · May 17, 2023
Burgess, Michael
· May 17, 2023
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Luna, Anna Paulina
Florida · Mar 8, 2023
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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Feb 21, 2023
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Cline, Ben
Virginia · Feb 21, 2023
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Feb 21, 2023
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Banks, Jim
Indiana · Feb 14, 2023
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Ellzey, Jake
Texas · Feb 14, 2023
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Feb 9, 2023
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Feb 9, 2023
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Clyde, Andrew S.
Georgia · Feb 9, 2023
Duncan, Jeff
· Feb 9, 2023
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Feb 9, 2023
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Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Feb 9, 2023
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Hageman, Harriet M.
Wyoming · Feb 9, 2023
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Harshbarger, Diana
Tennessee · Feb 9, 2023
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Hern, Kevin
Oklahoma · Feb 9, 2023
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Jackson, Ronny
Texas · Feb 9, 2023
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Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Feb 9, 2023
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Feb 9, 2023
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Ogles, Andrew
Tennessee · Feb 9, 2023
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Owens, Burgess
Utah · Feb 9, 2023
Santos, George
· Feb 9, 2023
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Tenney, Claudia
New York · Feb 9, 2023
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Feb 9, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 115: Establishing a Women's Bill of Rights to reaffirm legal protections afforded to women under Federal law.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-115/
MLA
"H. Res. 115: Establishing a Women's Bill of Rights to reaffirm legal protections afforded to women under Federal law.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-115/.
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H. Res. 115, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-115/.
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[H. Res. 115: Establishing a Women's Bill of Rights to reaffirm legal protections afforded to women under Federal law.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-115/)
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