Science Appropriations Act, 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2026 Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2026
Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
119th Congress
SEC. 561. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to investigate, litigate, or advocate against any person or recipient, as currently defined at section 106.2 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, for defining "sex" [...] to mean biological sex, male or female, as determined by the type of gamete an individual produces; and for defining "boys and girls" to mean only biological boys, whose DNA consists of one X sex chromosome and one Y sex chromosome, and biological girls, whose DNA consists of two X sex chromosomes.
SEC. 594. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Bureau of Prisons to assign an individual to a facility that does not correspond to such individual’s biological sex.
SEC. 610. None of the funds made available by this act may be used for any social, psychological, behavioral, or medical intervention performed for the purposes of intentionally changing the body of such individual (including by disrupting the body’s development, inhibiting its natural functions, or modifying its appearance) to no longer correspond to the individual’s biological sex.
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-12 | The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-272, by Mr. Rogers (KY). |
| 2025-09-12 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 228. |