H.R. 7235

119 HR 7235 IH: Protecting Motherhood Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-01-23
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7235  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 23, 2026   Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina  (for herself,  Mr. Timmons ,  Mrs. Bice ,  Mr. Crane ,  Mr. Wilson of South Carolina ,  Mr. Steube ,  Ms. Mace ,  Mr. Ogles ,  Mr. Tiffany ,  Ms. Boebert ,  Mr. Roy ,  Mrs. Harshbarger ,  Mr. Perry ,  Mr. Moore of Alabama ,  Ms. Letlow ,  Mrs. Miller of Illinois , and  Mr. Harris of Maryland ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    A BILL
To prohibit agencies from using the term  birthing person  in official documents.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Motherhood Act  .
2.
Prohibition on use of the term  birthing person
(a)
Prohibitions
An agency may not use the term  birthing person  (or any variation thereof) in any official document, including a regulation, guidance, form, or communication.
(b)
Required terminology
An agency may use the term  female ,  mother ,  pregnant female ,  pregnant woman , or  woman  when referring to a female who is pregnant, giving birth, or a parent of a child.
(c)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Agency
The term  agency  has the meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
(2)
Female
The term  female  means a person belonging, at conception, to the sex that produces the large reproductive cell.
(3)
Mother
The term  mother  means a female parent of a child.
(4)
Pregnant female
The term  pregnant female  means a person belonging, at conception, to the sex that produces the large productive cell and who is carrying an unborn child.
(5)
Pregnant woman
The term  pregnant woman  means an adult human female who is carrying an unborn child.
(6)
Woman
The term  woman  means an adult human female.
(d)
Effective date
This section shall take effect 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.