To prohibit an entity from receiving Federal funds if such entity permits an individual to access or use a single-sex facility on the property of such entity that does not correspond to the biological sex of such person, and for other purposes.
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IntroducedMs. Mace introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Summary
What This Bill Does
The "Stop the Invasion of Women's Spaces Act" prohibits federal funding to any entity that allows individuals to use restrooms, locker rooms, or changing rooms that do not match their biological sex. The bill defines biological sex based on reproductive systems (whether a person produces eggs or sperm) and applies to private businesses, state and local governments, and federal agencies. Limited exceptions are provided for emergency medical personnel and law enforcement officers during active investigations.
Who Benefits and How
Organizations and governments that maintain or prefer biological sex-based facility policies benefit by avoiding the need to choose between federal funding and changing their policies. This includes some religious institutions, conservative-leaning school districts, and states that have already enacted similar laws. Conservative advocacy groups supporting this approach gain policy alignment with federal law. The bill essentially validates and reinforces existing biological sex-based policies by making them a condition of federal funding.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Transgender individuals are the most directly affected, as they would be prohibited from using facilities corresponding to their gender identity in any space that receives federal funds. Educational institutions (K-12 schools, colleges, and universities) with inclusive facility policies face a stark choice: either change their policies or lose all federal funding, including Title I education funds, Pell Grants, and research funding. Healthcare facilities risk losing Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements if they maintain gender-inclusive policies. State and local governments with non-discrimination ordinances protecting gender identity must either revoke those protections or forfeit federal grants for transportation, education, law enforcement, and other programs. Private businesses with federal contracts must enforce biological sex-based facility access or lose those contracts.
Key Provisions
- Cuts off all federal funding to entities that permit transgender individuals to use facilities matching their gender identity rather than their biological sex
- Defines biological sex strictly based on reproductive systems (egg or sperm production), with no recognition of gender identity
- Applies to all restrooms, locker rooms, and changing rooms on any property owned, leased, or controlled by entities receiving federal funds
- Exempts emergency medical personnel responding to emergencies and law enforcement officers during active pursuits or investigations
- Takes effect immediately upon passage, with no phase-in period or grandfather clause for existing policies
- Applies to private entities, non-federal government agencies, and state, tribal, and local governments at all levels
Evidence Chain:
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Primary Purpose
Prohibits federal funding to entities that permit individuals to access single-sex facilities that do not correspond to their biological sex
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Use federal funding as leverage to enforce biological sex-based access to single-sex facilities across public and private entities"
Likely Beneficiaries
- Conservative advocacy groups
- Religious organizations with traditional gender policies
- States with similar legislation
Likely Burden Bearers
- Transgender individuals
- LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations
- Educational institutions with inclusive policies
- Healthcare facilities
- State and local governments with non-discrimination ordinances
- Private businesses receiving federal contracts
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
The biological determination as to whether an individual is male or female
Any private entity, non-Federal Government agency or department, or State, Tribal, or local government (including a political subdivision, department, or component thereof)
An individual who naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and uses eggs for fertilization
An individual who naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and uses sperm for fertilization
Any building, land, or other real property owned, leased, controlled, or occupied by an entity
A space intended for the use of one biological sex (male or female), including a restroom, locker room, or changing room
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