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H.R. 8587119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Apr 29, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: To prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce measures requiring certain employees to refer to an individual by the preferred pronouns of such individual or a name other than the legal name of such individual, and for other purposes.
Introduced:
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Federal agencies and contractors could not be required to use an employee's preferred pronouns or a name other than their legal name.
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This bill would stop federal money from being used to carry out any rule that requires federal employees or contractors to use a person's preferred pronouns or a name other than their legal name. The bill defines preferred pronouns as those that differ from a person's biological sex as the bill describes it.
Federal employees and federal contractors would be affected by this bill. Any employee or contractor who believes their agency broke this rule could file a written complaint and, if unsatisfied, take the agency to court within one year.
If an agency is found to have violated the rule, a court could order it to stop, require it to pay damages to the employee, and cover the employee's attorney fees. Punitive damages would be capped at $100,000.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.