U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 8213
Defending Women in the Workplace Act
To clarify that sex discrimination under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not include discrimination on the basis of gender identity.
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- Sponsor
- Sheri BiggsR-SC-3
- Introduced
- April 9, 2026, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (15)
15 Republicans. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Lauren BoebertR-CO-4
- Paul A. GosarR-AZ-9
- Pat HarriganR-NC-10
- Julia LetlowR-LA-5
- Anna Paulina LunaR-FL-13
- Nancy MaceR-SC-1
- Ralph NormanR-SC-5
- Andrew OglesR-TN-5
- Scott PerryR-PA-10
Signed on later
- Mary E. MillerR-IL-15April 13, 2026
- Keith SelfR-TX-3April 14, 2026
- James R. BairdR-IN-4April 15, 2026
- John J. McGuire IIIR-VA-5April 15, 2026
- Burgess OwensR-UT-4April 20, 2026
- Barry LoudermilkR-GA-11May 15, 2026