S. 9 · Senate bill · 119th Congress

Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025

Sponsored by Sen. Tommy Tuberville, Alabama with 44 co-sponsors

Introduced Jan 7, 2025

Latest action Mar 3, 2025

SponsorSen. Tommy Tuberville, Alabama· 44 cosponsorsSen. James Risch, IdahoSen. Ron Johnson, Wisconsin

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What the bill does

This bill generally prohibits school athletic programs from allowing individuals whose biological sex at birth was male to participate in programs that are for women or girls.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Jan 30, 2025.

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Contents

Sec. 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025”.

Sec. 2. Amendment

Section 901 of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(d)

(1) It shall be a violation of subsection (a) for a recipient of Federal funds who operates, sponsors, or facilitates athletic programs or activities to permit a person whose sex is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for women or girls.

(2) For purposes of this subsection, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.”.

Official text, Placed on Calendar Senate (Jan 8, 2025), from the Government Publishing Office via Congress.gov. Printed version (PDF) · All versions on Congress.gov