[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 53 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 53

  Establishing a Women's Bill of Rights to reaffirm legal protections 
                  afforded to women under Federal law.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 9, 2023

Mrs. Hyde-Smith (for herself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Cruz, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Lee, 
and Mrs. Britt) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Establishing a Women's Bill of Rights to reaffirm legal protections 
                  afforded to women under Federal law.

Whereas males and females possess unique and immutable biological differences 
        that manifest prior to birth and increase as they age and experience 
        puberty;
Whereas biological differences between the sexes mean that only females may 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 more 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 related to the definition of ``sex'' have 
        led to endangerment of spaces and resources dedicated to women, thereby 
        necessitating clarification of certain terms: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate reaffirms that--
            (1) for the purposes of Federal law, the ``sex'' of an 
        individual means his or her biological sex (either male or 
        female) at birth;
            (2) for the purposes of Federal laws addressing sex, the 
        terms ``woman'' and ``girl'' refer to human females, and the 
        terms ``man'' and ``boy'' refer to human males;
            (3) for the purposes 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 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.
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