New Bill Would Eliminate Single-Sex Spaces on College Campuses The House is expected to vote Wednesday on 'Equality Act' backed by Dems, Biden Getty Images Alex Nester • February 24, 2021 11:30 am SHARE The House is expected to vote Wednesday on a Democratic bill backed by President Biden that would require federally funded colleges and universities to grant students access to traditionally single-sex "shared facilities" based on their chosen "gender identity." If passed, H.R. 5—better known as the Equality Act—would change the legal definition of "sex" in the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include "sexual orientation and gender identity." That would force colleges to allow students to use restrooms, locker rooms, and dressing rooms based on the sex with which they identify, as opposed to their biological sex.