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S. 5179: Title IX Clarification Act of 2026
119th Congress · introduced 2026-07-30 · Education · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Title IX Clarification Act of 2026
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Title IX Clarification Act of 2026 This bill defines the terms sex , female , and male for purposes of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs that receive federal financial assistance. Specifically, the bill defines sex as an individual’s biologically determined sex, as either male or female. Therefore, Title IX's prohibition on sex discrimination only applies to biological sex under the bill. The bill defines female , when used with respect to a natural person, as an individual who naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a congenital anomaly, historical accident, or intentional or unintentional disruption, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes the large gamete (ova) for fertilization. The bill defines male , when used with respect to a natural person, as an individual who naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a congenital anomaly, historical accident, or intentional or unintentional disruption, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes the small gamete (sperm) for fertilization. (A January 20, 2025, executive order stated that it is the policy of the United States to recognize two sexes—male and female—which are not changeable. On February 4, 2025, the Department of Education announced its intent to enforce its Title IX regulations consistent with this executive order. For more information on the status of these regulations, see LBS11279 .)
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Title IX Clarification Act of 2026
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Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · 12 cosponsors
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Record fed-us-cong119-s5179 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills