House Bill 1417
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Safety and Opportunity for Girls Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 26, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1417
Congress
117
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Safety and Opportunity for Girls Act of 2021
This bill addresses protections related to sex and sex-segregated spaces. Sex is defined as sex determined solely by a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.
The bill prohibits construing the provisions of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in a manner that would require forgoing the maintenance of sex-segregated spaces (such as bathrooms) and of sex-segregated athletic or academic programs by educational institutions.
February 26, 2021
02/26/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
02/26/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:47:02 PM