House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action
Title IX Clarification Act of 2026
Official title: To clarify that for purposes of Federal nondiscrimination requirements applicable to education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance, discrimination prohibited under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is based on the biological reality of sex.
Sponsor: Rep. Jodey Arrington R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 13, 2026
- Committee actionJul 21, 2026
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 8, 2026 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 698.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8781.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-798 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on September 8, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/798
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8781, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8781
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 25, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ARRINGTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 81, May 13, 2026, Page H3453):Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 13, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 45 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8781, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8781
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 25, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
44 cosponsors — 44 Republicans
0 of 44 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Mike Bost (R-IL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Troy Downing (R-MT), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Julie Fedorchak (R-ND), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Russell Fry (R-SC), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Craig Goldman (R-TX), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Pat Harrigan (R-NC), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Addison McDowell (R-NC), Mary Miller (R-IL), Barry Moore (R-AL), Riley Moore (R-WV), Tim Moore (R-NC), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Gary Palmer (R-AL) and 14 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jodey Arrington.
- H.R. 1 (119th) An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
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- H.Con.Res. 14 (119th) Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary…
- H.Res. 492 (119th) Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the engrossment of H.R. 1.
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Related bills
- S. 5179 (119th) Title IX Clarification Act of 2026Identical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.