[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 985 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 985

   To prohibit the use of Federal funds in any program, project, or 
 activity of any agency in the Executive Branch to provide principles, 
  resources, or specific suggestions for gender neutral or inclusive 
   language or inclusive communication principles to help inform an 
   inclusive approach to carrying out any such program, project, and 
                               activity.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 10, 2023

  Mr. Nehls (for himself, Mr. Gaetz, and Mrs. Boebert) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                             Accountability

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                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit the use of Federal funds in any program, project, or 
 activity of any agency in the Executive Branch to provide principles, 
  resources, or specific suggestions for gender neutral or inclusive 
   language or inclusive communication principles to help inform an 
   inclusive approach to carrying out any such program, project, and 
                               activity.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Productivity Over Pronouns Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDING FOR GENDER NEUTRAL OR 
              INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE OR INCLUSIVE COMMUNICATION PRINCIPLES 
              TO HELP INFORM AN INCLUSIVE APPROACH TO CARRYING OUT ANY 
              SUCH PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY.

    (a) In General.--Amounts may not be appropriated for use in any 
program, project, or activity of any agency, and funds made available 
for any program, project, or activity of any agency may not be 
obligated or expended, to provide principles, resources, or specific 
suggestions for gender neutral or inclusive language or inclusive 
communication principles to help inform an inclusive approach to 
carrying out any such program, project, and activity.
    (b) Gender Neutral or Inclusive Language and Inclusive 
Communication Principles.--For purposes of this section, the term 
``gender neutral or inclusive language and inclusive communication 
principles'' includes--
            (1) any form of communication that avoids using words, 
        expressions or assumptions that would stereotype, demean or 
        exclude people;
            (2) language that avoids bias towards a particular sex or 
        gender;
            (3) preferred terms that attempt to represent an ongoing 
        shift toward non-stigmatizing language;
            (4) language that emphasizes the importance of addressing 
        all people inclusively and respectfully;
            (5) using an equity lens when framing information about 
        disparities among populations;
            (6) any form of communication that classifies people by 
        pronouns;
            (7) using preferred terms for select population groups 
        while recognizing that there isn't always agreement on these 
        terms; and
            (8) considering how communications are developed and 
        looking for ways to develop more inclusive communications 
        products.
    (c) Agency.--For purposes of this section, the term ``agency'' has 
the meaning given such term by section 551(1) of title 5, United States 
Code.
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