| Short Title: | Civil Rights Uniformity Act of 2017 |
| Introduced By: | Pete Olson [R-TX-22] |
| Summary: | Strict interpretation of "sex" and "gender" to refer to biological identity only for United States federal civil rights legislation |
| Keywords: | transgender rights, gender identity |
House Resolution 2796 (HR 2796, The Civil Rights Uniformity Act of 2017) was a bill in the United States House of Representatives that was introduced on June 7, 2017, by Representative Pete Olson [R-TX-22] and originally cosponsored by Reps. Brian Babin [R-TX-36], Ralph Lee Abraham [R-LA-5], and Vicky Hartzler [R-MO-4]. The proposed legislation would prohibit the interpretation of the word "sex" or "gender" to include "gender identity," and would require the terms "man" or "woman" to refer exclusively to a person's biologically assigned gender in the interpretation of federal civil rights laws, federal administrative agency regulations, and federal guidance. The bill has attracted five additional cosponsors since its introduction.
According to the bill summary,
Rep. Pete Olson stated "The Founding Fathers never intended unelected bureaucrats in federal agencies to make sweeping changes to the definition of gender."[1]
HR 5812, a bill containing nearly identical text and co-sponsored by many of the same Representatives (in addition to Reps. Babin, Grothman, and Hartzler, HR 5812 was co-sponsored by Rep. Dave Brat [R-VA-7]), was introduced to the House on, where it died in committee. The National Center for Transgender Equality did not recommend any action on HR 2796, as it was also likely to die in committee.[2]
HR 2796 was introduced to the house on from the House Committee on the Judiciary. It was later referred to the United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice on .
A BILLTo repeal executive overreach, to clarify that the proper constitutional authority for social transformation belongs to the legislative branch.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Civil Rights Uniformity Act of 2017”.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF POLICIES REDEFINING SEX TO MEAN GENDER IDENTITY.