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Sheri Biggs (R-SC)

Defending Women in the Workplace Act

H.R. 8213 · House bill Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

A Republican bill with 15 Republican cosponsors · See all 15 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is titled the Defending Women in the Workplace Act''. It seeks to clarify the meaning of sex discrimination under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the legislation aims to state that discrimination based on gender identity is not included under the terms because of sex'' or ``on the basis of sex''.

Yes

No question was scored yes.

The opposite

  • Scored -8

    Would LGBTQ people be better off under this?

    The bill removes legal protections against discrimination based on gender identity under Title VII.

  • Scored -8

    Does this expand the rights of LGBTQ people?

    The bill explicitly excludes discrimination based on gender identity from the protections of Title VII.