Protecting Motherhood Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7235 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7235

    To prohibit agencies from using the term ``birthing person'' in 
                          official documents.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 23, 2026

Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina (for herself, Mr. Timmons, Mrs. Bice, Mr. 
 Crane, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Steube, Ms. Mace, Mr. Ogles, 
  Mr. Tiffany, Ms. Boebert, Mr. Roy, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Perry, Mr. 
 Moore of Alabama, Ms. Letlow, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, and Mr. Harris 
 of Maryland) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
    To prohibit agencies from using the term ``birthing person'' in 
                          official documents.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Motherhood Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF THE TERM ``BIRTHING PERSON''.

    (a) Prohibitions.--An agency may not use the term ``birthing 
person'' (or any variation thereof) in any official document, including 
a regulation, guidance, form, or communication.
    (b) Required Terminology.--An agency may use the term ``female'', 
``mother'', ``pregnant female'', ``pregnant woman'', or ``woman'' when 
referring to a female who is pregnant, giving birth, or a parent of a 
child.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Female.--The term ``female'' means a person belonging, 
        at conception, to the sex that produces the large reproductive 
        cell.
            (3) Mother.--The term ``mother'' means a female parent of a 
        child.
            (4) Pregnant female.--The term ``pregnant female'' means a 
        person belonging, at conception, to the sex that produces the 
        large productive cell and who is carrying an unborn child.
            (5) Pregnant woman.--The term ``pregnant woman'' means an 
        adult human female who is carrying an unborn child.
            (6) Woman.--The term ``woman'' means an adult human female.
    (d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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