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H.R. 7235: Protecting Motherhood Act

This bill, titled the Protecting Motherhood Act, aims to establish guidelines regarding terminology used by federal agencies in official documents. The key components of the bill include:

Prohibition on Specific Terms

The bill prohibits federal agencies from using the term birthing person and any variations of it in official documents. This encompasses things like regulations, forms, guidance, and communications issued by these agencies.

Required Terminology

Instead of the prohibited term, agencies are required to use specific alternatives when referring to individuals who are pregnant or have given birth. The approved terms include:

female
mother
pregnant female
pregnant woman
woman

Definitions

The bill provides definitions for several key terms used within its text:

Agency: Refers to any agency as defined in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
Female: Defined as a person who belongs to the sex that produces the larger reproductive cell (i.e., egg).
Mother: Described as a female parent of a child.
Pregnant female: Refers to a female who is carrying an unborn child.
Pregnant woman: Defined as an adult human female who is pregnant.
Woman: Refers to an adult human female.