,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hehg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bi1 #bjbf,mr4 
,ogles 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,boeb]t1 ,mr4   
,clyde1 ,mr4 ,crane1 ,mr4 ,gos>1 & ,mr4 
,web] ( ,texas7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  
,to prohibit ! use ( funds to implem5t1 
adm9i/]1 or en=ce measures requir+ c]ta9
 employees to ref] to an individual by !
 pref]r$ pron\ns ( su* individual or a  
"n o!r ?an ! legal "n ( su* individual1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,safegu>d+ ,hone/  
,spee* ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,no ,f$]al    
funds = compell$ language  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 no    
funds may be us$ = ! purpose (          
implem5t+1 adm9i/]+1 or en=c+ any rule1 
policy1 guidance1 recomm5dation1 or     
memor&a requir+ an employee or          
contractor ( any ,f$]al ag5cy or        
,dep>tm5t to use--  7#a7 ano!r p]son's  
pref]r$ pron\ns if !y are incompatible )

 su* a p]son's sex2 or  7#b7 a "n o!r   
?an a p]son's legal "n :5 ref]r+ to su* 
a p]son4  7b7 ,en=cem5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,all ,f$]al ag5cies & ,dep>tm5ts %all   
ensure t1 n lat] ?an #cj days foll[+ a  
writt5 notice f any employee or         
contractor reg>d+ an alleg$ violation ( 
subsection 7a71 a =mal response to !    
notice is issu$ to ! employee or        
contractor4  7#b7  ,private "r ( action 
,9 ! case t ! =mal response 9 subsection
 7a7 does n repres5t a satisfactory     
outcome = a ,f$]al employee or          
contractor1 any employee or contractor  
aggriev$ by a violation ( subsection 7a7
 may comm5ce a civil action aga9/ !     
,f$]al ag5cy or ,dep>tm5t responsible = 
! alleg$ violation4  7#c7  ,relief  ,9  
any action "u ?is subsection1 ! c\rt may
 aw>d appropriate relief1 includ+--     
7,a7 tempor>y1 prelim9>y1 or p]man5t    
injunctive relief2  7,b7 comp5satory    
damages2  7,c7 punitive or exempl>y     
damages1 :i* may n exce$ #ajj1jjj2 &    
7,d7 reasonable fees = attorneys4  7#d7 

,/atute ( limitations  ,an action "u ?is
 subsection %all be br\ght n lat] ?an "o
 ye> aft] ! date on :i* ! alleg$        
violation ( subsection 7a7 occurr$4  7c7
  ,def9itions  ,9 ?is section3 7#a7     
,female ,! t]m female ref]s to an       
individual :o has1 _h1 w h1 or w\ld h1 b
 = a developm5tal or g5etic anomaly or  
hi/orical accid5t1 ! reproductive sy/em 
t at "s po9t produces1 transports1 &    
utilizes eggs = f]tilization4  7#b7     
,male  ,! t]m male ref]s to an          
individual :o has1 _h1 w h1 or w\ld h1 b
 = a developm5tal or g5etic anomaly or  
hi/orical accid5t1 ! reproductive sy/em 
t at "s po9t produces1 transports1 &    
utilizes sp]m = f]tilization4  7#c7     
,sex  ,! t]m sex ref]s to biological    
sex1 ei!r male or female4  7#d7  ,p]son 
,! t]m p]son ref]s to a natural p]son4