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III117th CONGRESS2d SessionS. RES. 644IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 19 (legislative day, May 17), 2022Mrs. Hyde-Smith (for herself, Ms. Lummis, and Mr. Cruz) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryRESOLUTIONEstablishing a Women’s Bill of Rights to reaffirm legal protections afforded to women under Federal law.

Whereas male and female individuals possess unique and immutable biological differences that manifest prior to birth and increase with age and puberty;Whereas biological differences between the sexes mean that only females can get pregnant, give birth, and breastfeed children;Whereas biological differences between the sexes mean that males are, on average, larger in size and possess greater body strength than females;Whereas biological differences between the sexes can expose females to greater harm than males from specific forms of violence, including sexual violence;Whereas women have achieved inspirational and significant accomplishments in education, athletics, and employment; and Whereas recent misguided court rulings relating to the definition of sex have led to the endangerment of spaces and resources dedicated to women, thereby necessitating clarification of certain terms: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate reaffirms that—(1)for the purpose of Federal law, the sex of an individual means his or her biological sex (either male or female) at birth;(2)for the purpose of Federal law, the terms woman and girl refer to human females, and the terms man and boy refer to human males;(3)for the purpose of Federal law, the word mother means a parent of the female sex and father is defined as a parent of the male sex;(4)there are important reasons to distinguish between the sexes with respect to athletics, prisons, domestic violence shelters, restrooms, and with respect to other areas, particularly where biology, safety, and privacy are implicated;(5)policies and laws that distinguish between the sexes are subject to intermediate constitutional scrutiny and permitted when they serve an important governmental objective and are substantially related to achieving that objective; and(6)for the purposes of complying with Federal laws that require State and local government agencies to collect or report data disaggregated by sex, such as Federal antidiscrimination laws, agencies are required to base such data on the biological sex of individuals at birth.