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Nancy Mace (R-SC)

Amendment prohibits the Secretary of Defense from soliciting information through a form or survey regarding the gender identity of an individual, providing an option to indicate the sex or gender of an individual is something other than male or female, and requires the Secretary reject a response other than male or female to a required question on a form or survey regarding sex or gender.

H.Amdt. 88 · House of Representatives amendment

A Republican amendment with no cosponsors

Changes H.R. 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Last activity — On agreeing to the Mace amendment (A012) Agreed to by recorded vote: 221 - 210 (Roll no. 248).

Adopted

221 yes 210 no

The House agreed to this amendment 221–210, so its changes are part of the bill from here on.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Passed House
  3. Adopted

What this amendment would do

In Congress's own words: An amendment numbered 16 printed in Part A of House Report 119-255 to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from soliciting information through a form or survey regarding the gender identity of an individual, providing an option to indicate the sex or gender of an individual is something other than male or female, and requiring the Secretary reject a response other than male or female to a required question on a form or survey regarding sex or gender.

What Congress actually voted on

One recorded vote has been taken on this amendment.

  • The House: a vote on a proposed change to the bill A vote on one change, not on the bill. A bill can collect dozens of these, and losing one does not stop it. Passed 221 yes · 210 no

    See who voted how →

    09/10/2025 · Roll call 248 · recorded as “On Agreeing to the Amendment”