The formal action removes the Biden-era 2024 regulation from the federal code after courts invalidated it and restores the first Trump administration’s 2020 framework.
The U.S. Department of Education formally rescinded the Biden administration’s 2024 Title IX regulation Monday and restored the 2020 Title IX rule to the Code of Federal Regulations.
The department had already returned to enforcing the 2020 framework after federal courts blocked and later vacated the 2024 regulation. Monday’s action makes that change formal in the published federal rules.
The 2024 regulation expanded the department’s interpretation of sex discrimination to include sexual orientation and gender identity and revised procedures for handling discrimination and harassment complaints. The 2020 rule includes different standards for investigations and disciplinary proceedings, particularly in higher education.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the action is intended to align the regulations with the court rulings and provide clearer guidance to schools, students and parents.
Supporters of the 2020 framework argue it strengthens due-process protections and preserves sex-based distinctions in education. Critics of rescinding the 2024 rule say LGBTQ students will lose explicit federal regulatory protections that had been included in the Biden-era rule.
The change does not end the broader legal and political disputes over how Title IX applies to gender identity, athletics, school facilities and campus disciplinary procedures.
