HRES 115 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

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

Introduced Feb 9, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Debbie Lesko R-AZ

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 9, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 9, 2023
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that (1) for purposes of federal law, a person's sex means the person's biological sex at birth; and (2) distinctions between the sexes are justified in certain settings, laws, and policies.

Cosponsors 27

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 9, 2023 to Sep 28, 2023, with 17 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TNAndrew OglesOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-GAAndrew S. ClydeOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-AZAndy BiggsOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-UTBurgess OwensOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-TNDiana HarshbargerOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-NYGeorge SantosOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-WYHarriet M. HagemanOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-OKKevin HernOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-MSMichael GuestOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalFeb 9, 2023
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalFeb 9, 2023
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Actions 2

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  1. Feb 9, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Feb 9, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 1

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BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
SRES 53A resolution establishing a Women's Bill of Rights to reaffirm legal protections afforded to women under Federal law.Identical billFeb 9, 2023

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

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  1. Feb 9, 2023Introduced in House

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