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Justice for All Act of 2025

House

Prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and race related traits across education, housing, public accommodations, federally funded programs, and other civil rights settings

Latest action: Thu Feb 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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EQUITY Act

House

Prohibits Department of Defense discrimination in military service decisions based on race, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation

Latest action: Mon Feb 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Housing Fairness Act of 2025

House

Expands federal efforts to detect, measure, and reduce housing and mortgage lending discrimination through HUD testing, grants, and program reauthorization

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act

House

Prohibits the Armed Forces from using race, religion, national origin, or sex characteristics in service eligibility standards and requires equal treatment in military personnel policies

Latest action: Thu Jan 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2025

House

Prohibits detaining or imprisoning people solely because of actual or perceived protected characteristics, including race, religion, sex, disability, and other protected traits

Latest action: Tue Feb 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protecting Women’s Private Spaces Act

House

Prohibits use of single sex restrooms locker rooms and changing rooms on federal property unless they match a person's biological sex, with narrow emergency and law enforcement exceptions

Latest action: Wed Feb 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2025

Senate

Prohibits detaining or imprisoning people solely because of actual or perceived protected characteristics, including race, religion, sex, disability, and similar categories

Latest action: Wed Feb 19 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Stop the Invasion of Women’s Spaces Act

House

Bars federal funding to entities that allow access to single sex restrooms locker rooms or changing rooms based on gender identity rather than biological sex, with limited emergency and law enforcement exceptions

Latest action: Wed Feb 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Title IX Clarification Act of 2026

Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Latest action: Thu Jul 30 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025

House

Prohibits federally funded school athletic programs from allowing persons whose sex at birth was male to participate in sports designated for women or girls under Title IX

Latest action: Wed Jan 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025

House

Establishes protections for college students to form or join single-sex social organizations at higher education institutions participating in federal student aid programs

Latest action: Thu Jun 25 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025

Senate

Prohibits federally funded school athletic programs from allowing students whose sex at birth was male to participate in sports designated for women or girls under Title IX

Latest action: Mon Mar 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Concerning the National Collegiate Athletic Association policy for eligibility in women's sports.

House

Urges the NCAA to revoke its transgender student-athlete eligibility policy and adopt a biological sex-based eligibility policy for women's sports across all divisions

Latest action: Wed Jan 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Title IX Clarification Act of 2026

House

Clarify the application of Title IX through statutory changes to education law

Latest action: Tue Jul 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Prison Rape Prevention Act of 2025

House

Establishes prison rape prevention measures for correctional facilities under criminal justice policy

Latest action: Wed Feb 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Say No to Indoctrination Act

House

Prohibits federally funded schools from requiring or promoting ideological instruction under the Say No to Indoctrination Act

Latest action: Tue Jan 13 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025

Senate

Establishes a 988 option tailored to LGBTQ+ youth by amending the national suicide and crisis hotline system

Latest action: Thu Mar 19 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act

House

Requires certain public elementary and middle schools to get parental consent before changing a minor student's gender markers pronouns preferred name or sex-based accommodations

Latest action: Thu May 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025

House

Require the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline to ensure access tailored to LGBTQ+ youth through the named access program

Latest action: Wed Sep 17 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act

Senate

Requires certified national governing bodies for amateur sports to bar males from competitions designated for females women or girls

Latest action: Wed Feb 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025

Senate

Protects freedom of association in higher education by limiting institutional restrictions on student groups and campus organizations

Latest action: Tue Apr 01 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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CHARLIE Act

House

Establishes the CHARLIE Act as a House measure referred to the Education and Workforce Committee for consideration

Latest action: Thu May 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act of 2026

House

Requires national governing bodies for amateur sports to bar athletes defined as male from female designated competitions in amateur sports

Latest action: Tue Feb 17 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Paycheck Fairness Act

House

Amends federal equal pay law to strengthen sex-based wage discrimination protections and related workplace pay transparency rules

Latest action: Tue Mar 25 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Accreditation for College Excellence Act of 2025

House

Reforms higher education accreditation by changing oversight and standards for college accrediting agencies

Latest action: Tue Jan 13 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A resolution recognizing June 2025, as "LGBTQ Pride Month".

Senate

Recognizes June 2025 as LGBTQ Pride Month and honors the contributions of lesbian gay bisexual transgender and queer people

Latest action: Wed Jul 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Stop Sexual Harassment in K–12 Act

House

Strengthens Title IX oversight in K–12 schools by expanding coordinator staffing, training school personnel on sex based harassment and assault, and creating a federal student survey

Latest action: Tue Feb 25 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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PROTECTS Act of 2025

House

Prohibits federal funding for certain gender transition procedures for individuals under 18, while allowing limited medical exceptions

Latest action: Tue Jan 28 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Education to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the reduction in force and other downsizing measures at the Department of Education.

House

Requests the President and directs the Education Department to send the House documents about planned closure, workforce cuts, and related staffing decisions at the Department of Education

Latest action: Tue Apr 29 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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States’ Education Reclamation Act of 2025

House

Abolishes the Department of Education, repeals its programs, and shifts education funding and selected program administration to states and other federal agencies

Latest action: Mon Jan 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Fair Play for Girls Act

Senate

Require the Department of Justice to report to Congress on violence against females in athletics in the United States

Latest action: Mon Jan 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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DHS Better Ballistic Body Armor Act

Senate

Improve ballistic body armor used by the Department of Homeland Security through better standards or procurement requirements

Latest action: Mon Feb 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by celebrating diversity, promoting tolerance, and condemning hate.

House

Celebrates the 96th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday by honoring his legacy

Latest action: Thu Jan 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2025

House

Establishes a federal anti-racism framework for public health programs and activities

Latest action: Thu Apr 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2025

Senate

Establishes a public health anti-racism framework by identifying and addressing racism as a factor in health disparities

Latest action: Tue Sep 02 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A resolution supporting the goals of International Women's Day.

Senate

Expresses Senate support for the goals of International Women's Day and recognition of its observance

Latest action: Mon Apr 28 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Jamie Reed Protecting Our Kids from Child Abuse Act

Senate

Prohibit certain forms of child abuse involving minors under the Jamie Reed Protecting Our Kids from Child Abuse Act

Latest action: Wed Jan 29 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Do No Harm in Medicaid Act

House

Prohibit federal Medicaid payments for specified gender transition procedures for individuals under age 18, with limited medical and corrective exceptions

Latest action: Thu Dec 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Stop the Sexualization of Children Act

House

Prohibits using federal elementary and secondary education funds for programs or materials for minors that include sexually oriented content, while exempting certain science, religion, literature, art, and anti trafficking instruction

Latest action: Thu Jul 02 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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DEI to DIE Act

House

Prohibits federal diversity equity and inclusion offices and activities by ending DEI programs across the federal government

Latest action: Tue Jan 28 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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