Official Summaries

Protecting Women’s Private Spaces Act

This bill prohibits a person from accessing or using single-sex restrooms, locker rooms, or changing rooms on federal property other than those corresponding to such person's biological sex. 

This prohibition does not apply to (1) emergency medical personnel responding to a medical emergency, or (2) law enforcement officers in active pursuit of a suspect or as part of an active investigation.

Current Full Text

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1016 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1016

 To prohibit individuals from accessing or using single-sex facilities 
on Federal property other than those corresponding to their biological 
                      sex, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 5, 2025

 Ms. Mace (for herself, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Rulli, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, 
Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Gill of Texas, Ms. Boebert, 
 and Mr. Moore of West Virginia) introduced the following bill; which 
    was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit individuals from accessing or using single-sex facilities 
on Federal property other than those corresponding to their biological 
                      sex, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Women's Private Spaces 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF SINGLE-SEX FACILITIES ON FEDERAL 
              PROPERTY OTHER THAN THOSE CORRESPONDING TO THE BIOLOGICAL 
              SEX OF AN INDIVIDUAL.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except 
as provided in subsection (c), no person may access or use a single-sex 
facility on Federal property, other than those corresponding to the 
biological sex of such person.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) Single-sex facility.--The term ``single-sex facility'' 
        means a space intended for the use of one biological sex (male 
        or female), including a--
                    (A) restroom;
                    (B) locker room; or
                    (C) changing room.
            (2) Federal property.--The term ``Federal property'' means 
        any building, land, or other real property owned, leased, or 
        occupied by any department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
        United States (including the Department of Defense and the 
        United States Postal Service), or any other instrumentality 
        wholly owned by the United States, or by any department or 
        agency of the District of Columbia or any territory or 
        possession of the United States.
            (3) Biological sex.--The term ``biological sex'' means the 
        biological determination as to whether an individual is male or 
        female, as such terms are defined in this section.
            (4) Female.--The term ``female'' means an individual who 
        naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a 
        developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident, the 
        reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, 
        and utilizes eggs for fertilization.
            (5) Male.--The term ``male'' means an individual who 
        naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a 
        developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident, the 
        reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, 
        and utilizes sperm for fertilization.
    (c) Exception.--The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply 
with respect to--
            (1) emergency medical personnel responding to a medical 
        emergency; or
            (2) law enforcement officers in active pursuit of a 
        suspect, or as part of an active investigation.
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