January 7, 2025
Mr. Tuberville (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Daines, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Lee, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Budd, Mr. Sheehy, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Paul, Mr. Graham, Mr. Scott of Florida, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Sullivan, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Banks and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time
January 8, 2025
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
To provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section 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.