A bill to clarify that for purposes of Federal nondiscrimination requirements applicable to education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance, discrimination prohibited under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is based on the biological reality of sex.
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Latest Action · July 30, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
The Title IX Clarification Act of 2026 amends the Education Amendments of 1972 to define sex in Title IX exclusively as biological sex determined by reproductive capacity, specifically defining males and females based on their natural reproductive systems. The bill affects all schools and educational institutions that receive federal financial assistance, which includes most public schools and many private institutions across the country. The legislation would take effect immediately upon enactment and apply to all education programs receiving federal funds from that date forward. No specific funding is allocated in the bill, as it is a definitional clarification rather than an appropriations measure. The bill clarifies how Title IX's nondiscrimination provisions are to be interpreted regarding sex-based classifications in educational programs and activities.
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