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State Authority on Bathroom Policies

This bill aims to protect the authority of states and local governments to enact and enforce policies regarding the use of sex-segregated bathrooms and locker rooms in educational institutions based on gender identity. It specifies that it would not be unlawful under federal law, including Title IX, for states or local governments to enact such policies. Federal financial assistance also could not be reduced or denied based on a state or local government enacting or enforcing such a policy. The bill defines "gender identity" using the definition in section 249 of Title 18 of the United States Code.

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State Authority on Bathroom Policies

This bill aims to protect the authority of states and local governments to enact and enforce policies regarding the use of sex-segregated bathrooms and locker rooms in educational institutions based on gender identity. It specifies that it would not be unlawful under federal law, including Title IX, for states or local governments to enact such policies. Federal financial assistance also could not be reduced or denied based on a state or local government enacting or enforcing such a policy. The bill defines "gender identity" using the definition in section 249 of Title 18 of the United States Code.

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(Original Signature of Member)

H. R. ll

114TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION

To protect the authority of States and local governments to enact and enforce
policies regarding the use of sex-segregated bathrooms and sex-segregated
locker rooms of educational institutions on the basis of gender identity.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES


Mr. MESSER (for himself and ll) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on llllllllllllll

A BILL
To protect the authority of States and local governments
to enact and enforce policies regarding the use of sexsegregated bathrooms and sex-segregated locker rooms
of educational institutions on the basis of gender identity.
1

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,


3

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the Prohibiting the Usur-

5 pation of Bathroom Laws through Independent Choice


6 School Act (PUBLIC School Act) of 2016.

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SEC. 2. STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITY REGARDING SEX-

SEGREGATED

REGATED LOCKER ROOMS OF EDUCATIONAL

INSTITUTIONS.

BATHROOMS

AND

SEX-SEG-

It shall not be unlawful under any Federal law (in-

6 cluding title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972)


7 for a State, or local government of a State, to enact or
8 enforce a policy regarding the use of sex-segregated bath9 rooms, or sex-segregated locker rooms, of educational in10 stitutions on the basis of gender identity. Federal financial
11 assistance may not be reduced or denied on the basis that
12 a State, or local government of a State, enacts or enforces
13 a policy regarding the use of sex-segregated bathrooms,
14 or sex-segregated locker rooms, of an educational institu15 tion on the basis of gender identity.
16

SEC. 3. DEFINITION.

17

For purposes of this Act, the term gender identity

18 shall have the meaning given it in section 249 of title 18


19 of the United States Code.

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