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Feb 5, 2025
Policy Area:
Sports and Recreation
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Feb 5, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Introduced in Senate
- Feb 5, 2025
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<p><strong>Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires certified national governing bodies (NGBs) of amateur sports (e.g., USA Gymnastics) to prohibit a person whose sex is male from participating in an amateur athletic competition that is designated for females, women, or girls.</p><p>Under the bill, <em>male</em> means an individual who has, had, will have—or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident—the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for fertilization.</p>
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Feb 5, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Feb 5, 2025
Subjects (4)
Athletes
School athletics
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Sports and Recreation
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (1)
(R-UT)
Apr 29, 2025
Apr 29, 2025
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Version: Introduced in Senate
Version Date: Feb 5, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 16, 2025 2:22 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 405 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 405
To modify eligibility requirements for amateur sports governing
organizations.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 5, 2025
Mr. Tuberville introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To modify eligibility requirements for amateur sports governing
organizations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 405 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 405
To modify eligibility requirements for amateur sports governing
organizations.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 5, 2025
Mr. Tuberville introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To modify eligibility requirements for amateur sports governing
organizations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protection of Women in Olympic and
Amateur Sports Act''.
SEC. 2.
(a)
=== Definition. ===
-
Section 220501
(b) of title 36, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``
(13) `female' means an individual who has, had, will
have--or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly
or historical accident--the reproductive system that at some
point produces, transports, and utilizes eggs for
fertilization.
(b) of title 36, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``
(13) `female' means an individual who has, had, will
have--or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly
or historical accident--the reproductive system that at some
point produces, transports, and utilizes eggs for
fertilization.
``
(14) `male' means an individual who has, had, will have--
or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or
historical accident--the reproductive system that at some point
produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for fertilization.
``
(15) `sex' means an individual's biological sex, either
male or female.''.
(b) Eligibility.--
Section 220522 of title 36, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) in paragraph
(18) , by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph
(19) , by striking the period and inserting
``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``
(20) prohibits a person whose sex is male from
participating in an amateur athletic competition that is
designated for females, women, or girls.
is amended--
(1) in paragraph
(18) , by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph
(19) , by striking the period and inserting
``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``
(20) prohibits a person whose sex is male from
participating in an amateur athletic competition that is
designated for females, women, or girls.''.
<all>
(1) in paragraph
(18) , by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph
(19) , by striking the period and inserting
``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``
(20) prohibits a person whose sex is male from
participating in an amateur athletic competition that is
designated for females, women, or girls.''.
<all>