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H.R. 6144

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 6144, the Male or Female Only Act, was introduced in the House on Nov 19, 2025 by Rep. Ronny Jackson (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Nov 19, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Record

Text

H.R. 6144 has 4 co-sponsors.

hb6144/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6144 IH: Male or Female Only Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-11-19
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6144  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   November 19, 2025   Mr. Jackson of Texas  (for himself,  Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina ,  Mr. Moore of Alabama ,  Mr. Gosar , and  Mrs. Harshbarger ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    A BILL
To prohibit Federal agencies from providing on Federal forms, surveys, and documents, an option other than Male or Female to reference the sex of an individual, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Male or Female Only Act  .
2.
No option other than Male or Female to reference the sex of an individual
(a)
Prohibition
With respect to any collection of information conducted by the head of any agency through a form, survey, or other document, the head of such agency—
(1)
may not—
(A)
solicit or obtain any information regarding the gender or gender identity of an individual; and
(B)
with respect to any such collection information regarding the sex of an individual, provide an option to select or mark on the form, survey, or document that sex of an individual is something other than male or female; and
(2)
shall reject—
(A)
any response provided by the person from whom the information is being collected stating the gender or gender identity of an individual; and
(B)
any response provided by the person from whom the information is being collected stating that the sex of an individual is something other than male or female.
(b)
Update
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of an agency of the Federal Government shall update the forms, surveys, and documents of the agency as necessary to ensure such forms, surveys, and documents comply with the prohibition under subsection (a).

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-11-19
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To prohibit Federal agencies from providing on Federal forms, surveys, and documents, an option other than Male or Female to reference the sex of an individual, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Ronny Jackson (R) sponsors H.R. 6144, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 6144 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · Nov 19, 2025 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6144 has taken 2 actions since Nov 19, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 19, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Nov 19, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Votes

H.R. 6144 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6144 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Male or Female Only Act — Display Title
  • Male or Female Only Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit Federal agencies from providing on Federal forms, surveys, and documents, an option other than Male or Female to reference the sex of an individual, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6144 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6144’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr6144/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com