Federal forms banned from asking about gender identity

What it does

This bill prohibits federal agencies from asking about gender identity on any government form or survey, and requires that sex/gender questions offer only 'male' or 'female' as options. Agencies must reject any submitted form offering other responses. The bill defines male and female by reproductive capacity and explicitly states that 'gender' means only biological sex, not identity or expression.

Why we flagged it

The bill's operative mechanism is a direct prohibition on federal agencies collecting gender-identity information and a mandate to limit sex/gender responses to binary options only. This is a categorical restriction on what demographic data the government can collect, not a deregulation, subsidy, or procedural change.

What the text implies

• Federal agencies that currently use gender-identity data for civil-rights enforcement (e.g., Title IX compliance, employment discrimination investigations) will lose that data, potentially impairing their ability to detect and remedy discrimination against transgender and non-binary individuals.
• Medical and health-services agencies (VA, CDC, NIH, Indian Health Service) that use gender-identity data for clinical research, epidemiology, and treatment protocols will be unable to collect or maintain accurate records, potentially affecting research validity and clinical outcomes for transgender patients.
• Census and demographic data collection will be constrained to binary categories, reducing the government's ability to understand the size, distribution, and needs of transgender and non-binary populations for policy planning and resource allocation.
• Agencies administering benefits (Social Security, VA, federal employee health plans) may face conflicts between the binary-only mandate and existing legal obligations to recognize individuals' documented gender for benefits purposes, creating administrative and legal uncertainty.

Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.

Who it affects

Citizens whose gender identity does not align with binary sex categories (transgender, non-binary, and intersex individuals) lose the ability to provide accurate information about themselves on federal forms and records. This creates a documented mismatch between how citizens identify and how they are officially recorded, potentially affecting benefits eligibility, medical care coordination, law enforcement records, and other government services that rely on accurate demographic data.

Named in the bill

Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Executive agencies, Executive Office of the President, Executive departments, Independent regulatory agencies, Military departments, Government corporations

Where it stands

1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.

• Jun 25, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Jun 25, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

3 lobbying clients named this bill on 4 disclosure filings across 2 quarters, Dec 2025 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $499,908 in lobbying spend. A filing names 60 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.

More lobbying clients named this bill than 61% of bills with at least one filing.

Nancy Mace, the sponsor, reported $8,000 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.

• Human Rights Campaign — $439,908 on 2 filings
• Institute of International Container Lessors — $30,000 on 1 filing
• Interpool, Inc. D/b/a Trac Intermodal — $30,000 on 1 filing

Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 20, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.