HR8213-119

In Committee

Defending Women in the Workplace Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 9, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Defending Women in the Workplace Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities. The main policy domain is Civil Rights.

Who Benefits and How

civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H9413BEED79BD43B887756F21FB24D702: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defending Women in the Workplace Act.
  • Section H78BA489495C74746905AB8E75F4C9DCC: 2. Rule of construction For purposes of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.), the terms because of sex and on the basis of sex...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Defending Women in the Workplace Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.

Key Policy Areas

Civil Rights

Primary Purpose

This bill, Defending Women in the Workplace Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.

Policy Domains

Civil Rights

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 9, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Apr 9, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 9, 2026

Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina (for herself, Mr. Harrigan, Mr. …

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Civil Rights
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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