,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bgig  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ac1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,rubio 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,vance1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 & ,mrs4           
,hyde-,smi?7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to ensure religi\s fre$om & rights (   
consci5ce = heal? c>e work]s & o!r      
gov]nm5t employees1 & to protect heal?  
c>e work]s & o!r gov]nm5t employees f   
v>i\s =ms ( compell$ spee*4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,protect+ ,consci5ce 9 ,our ,heal? ,c>e 
,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7
 ,cov]$ entity ,! t]m cov]$ entity means
 a hospital1 heal? cl9ic1 m$ical        
organization1 or o!r heal? c>e entity1  
us+ ,f$]al funds to implem5t a program  
or activity1 or a relat$ policy4  7#b7  
,f$]al funds ,! t]m ,f$]al funds        
includes direct & indirect ,f$]al       
f9ancial assi/ance4  7#c7 ,program or   
activity ,! t]m program or activity has 

! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #fjf ( !   
,civil ,rights ,act ( #aife 7#bj        
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d-#d;a74  7#d7 ,sex     
,except z provid$ 9 section #c7;a77#f71 
! t]m sex-- 7,a7 means ! biological     
indication ( male & female 9 ! context (
 natural reproductive pot5tial or       
capacity1 su* z g5es or sex *romosomes1 
gonads1 & nonambigu\s int]nal & ext]nal 
g5italia pres5t at or be=e bir?2 &  7,b7
 does n include an individual's         
psy*ological1 *os51 or subjective       
exp]i5ce4  7#e7 ,/ate gov]nm5t or ag5cy 
,! t]m ,/ate1 us$ ) respect to a        
gov]nm5t or ag5cy1 means a gov]nm5t or  
ag5cy1 respectively1 us+ ,f$]al funds to
 implem5t a program or activity1 or a   
relat$ policy4  #c4 ,f$]al funds        
limitation to protect aga9/ compell$    
spee* & action  7a7 ,prohibition on     
compell$ spee* & action ,no ,f$]al or   
,/ate gov]nm5t or ag5cy1 or cov]$ entity
 %all-- 7#a7 require an employee to     
p>ticipate 9 a sem9>1 work%op1 tra9+1 or
 o!r educational or pr(essional         

activity1 or 9 us+ a curriculum1 t      
advocates = ! idea t an individual c h  
an id5tity t is incongru5t ) _! sex2    
7#b7 require an employee to att5d or    
p>ticipate 9 an ev5t or activity        
affirm+1 celebrat+1 or support+ an      
id5tity t is incongru5t ) an            
individual's sex2  7#c7 require1 z a    
condition ( employm5t or good /&+ ) !   
gov]nm5t1 ag5cy1 or entity involv$1 t an
 employee pl$ge or o!rwise commit to    
support or condone an id5tity t is      
incongru5t ) an individual's sex ?r\gh  
v]bal affirmation1 writt5 recognition1  
or any physical ex]cise2  7#d7 require1 
z a condition ( employm5t or good /&+ ) 
! gov]nm5t1 ag5cy1 or entity involv$1 t 
an employee sign a /atem5t ( commitm5t  
to a p>ticul> belief or =m ( social     
action t supports1 condones1 or advances
 ! idea t an individual c h an id5tity t
 is incongru5t ) _! sex2  7#e7 require1 
z a condition ( employm5t or good /&+ ) 
! gov]nm5t1 ag5cy1 or entity involv$1 t 
an employee we> app>el or an accessory t

 supports or condones an id5tity t is   
incongru5t ) an individual's sex2  7#f7 
require an employee to affirm & use     
pref]r$ pron\ns ( ano!r1 includ+ a      
m$ical pati5t1 )\t reg>d = :e!r ^?      
pron\ns conflict ) ! employee's religi\s
 or moral beliefs1 or ! employee's      
und]/&+ ( ! relation%ip betwe5 sex &    
id5tity2  7#g7 require an employee to   
%>e ! employee's pref]r$ pron\ns ^u     
meet+ or int]act+ ) ano!r individual or 
pati5t1 or to include pref]r$ pron\ns on
 or 9 a "n tag1 email signature1 bus9ess
 c>d1 or o!r regul> means (             
communication2 or  7#h7 t]m9ate an      
employee's employm5t because1 bas$ on _!
 religi\s or moral beliefs1 ! employee  
refuses to support1 condone1 or         
ackn[l$ge someone's pr(ess$ id5tity t is
 incongru5t ) sex1 includ+ refus+ to    
c>ry out any activity t a ,f$]al or     
,/ate gov]nm5t or ag5cy1 or cov]$ entity
 may n require "u any ( p>agraphs 7#a7  
?r\gh 7#g74  7b7 ,prohibition on        
retaliation ,x %all be unlawful = a     

,f$]al or ,/ate gov]nm5t or ag5cy1 or   
cov]$ entity to intimidate1 ?reat51     
co]ce1 or discrim9ate aga9/ any         
individual because ! individual has made
 a compla9t1 te/ifi$1 assi/$1 or        
p>ticipat$ 9 any mann] 9 a civil action 
"u section #d4  7c7 ,rem$y ,! rem$ies1  
proc$ures1 & rights set =? 9 title ,,vi 
( ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq47 %all be      
available to-- 7#a7 any p]son aggriev$  
by any violation ( subsection 7a7 by a  
,/ate gov]nm5t or ag5cy1 or cov]$       
entity2 &  7#b7 any p]son aggriev$ by   
any violation ( subsection 7b7 by a     
,f$]al or ,/ate gov]nm5t or ag5cy1 or   
cov]$ entity1  ) respect to ! am\nt (   
,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance exp5d$ = !    
p]iod ( ! violation4  #d4 ,private "r ( 
action = affect$ individuals  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,any individual employ$ by a      
,f$]al or ,/ate gov]nm5t or ag5cy1 or   
cov]$ entity may br+ a civil action 9 an
 appropriate di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates aga9/ ! gov]nm5t1 ag5cy1 or      

entity involv$ = a violation ( section  
#c7;a74  7b7 ,rem$y ,9 ! case t !       
individual describ$ 9 subsection 7a7    
demon/rates su* a violation1 !          
individual %all be entitl$ to-- 7#a7    
decl>atory & injunctive relief2 &  7#b7 
reasonable attorney's fees1 & co/s ( !  
action1 t ! c\rt det]m9es are           
appropriate to aw>d to a prevail+       
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