Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act
IntroducedSports and Recreation
IntroducedFeb 5, 2025
Passed SenateNot yet
Passed HouseNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet
Where it stands
Introduced. Latest step, Feb 5, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. It would change 2 sections of existing law.
How this bill changes the law
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S. 405 would change 2 sections of existing law. Read from the bill text as introduced in the Senate (Feb 5, 2025).
(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.
The bill says: Section 220501(b) of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, 2024 edition, which may not yet show changes made since.
What it does
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Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act
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.
Under the bill, 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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in Senate, Feb 5, 2025).
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What has happened
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Feb 5, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Senate
Feb 5, 2025Introduced in SenateLibrary of Congress