,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hci  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #d1 #bjbe,mr4     
,cruz 7= himself & ,mr4 ,budd7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice &      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,homel&       
,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,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* ,act4  #b4 ,no 
,f$]al funds = compell$ language  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1
 no ,f$]al funds may be us$ = ! purpose 
( implem5t+1 adm9i/]+1 or en=c+ any     
rule1 policy1 guidance1 recomm5dation1  
or memor&um 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* p]son's sex2 or  7#b7 a "n o!r ?an 

a p]son's legal "n :5 ref]r+ to su*     
p]son4  7b7 ,en=cem5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al    
,all ,f$]al ag5cies & ,dep>tm5ts %all   
ensure t1 n lat] ?an #cj days foll[+ a  
writt5 notice f any employee or         
contractor describ$ 9 subsection 7a7    
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 issu$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 does n 
repres5t a satisfactory outcome = !     
employee or contractor1 any employee or 
contractor describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 &  
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 #a 
ye> aft] ! date on :i* ! alleg$         
violation ( subsection 7a7 occurr$4  7c7
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,p]son
 ,! t]m p]son means an individual4  7#b7
 ,sex ,! t]m sex means sex recogniz$    
bas$ solely on a p]son's reproductive   
biology & g5etics at bir?4