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Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025

S. 9 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.

Introduced Jan 7, 2025

Latest action (Mar 3, 2025) Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 45. Record Vote Number: 100. (CR S1455-1456)

Policy area
Sports and Recreation
Issues
Civil Rights

Summary

This bill amends Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to make it a violation for schools and colleges that receive federal funds to permit individuals classified as male at birth to participate in athletic programs designated for women or girls. The bill defines sex for Title IX athletic purposes as being based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth. This would apply to all recipients of federal funds that operate or sponsor athletic programs.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
43 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Tommy Tuberville’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • NULL $68,223
  • BEASLEY ALLEN $19,800
  • RADIANCE TECHNOLOGIES $13,782
  • BEASLEY ALLEN LAW FIRM $13,200
  • LEWIS M. CARTER MANUFACTURING COMPANY $12,100

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Tommy Tuberville → · Outside spending →

Actions (7)
  1. Mar 3, 2025 Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 45. Record Vote Number: 100. (CR S1455-1456) · senate
  2. Mar 3, 2025 Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S1455) · senate
  3. Feb 27, 2025 Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S1434) · senate
  4. Feb 27, 2025 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. · senate
  5. Jan 8, 2025 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 2. · senate
  6. Jan 7, 2025 Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. · senate
  7. Jan 7, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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Roll-call votes (1)

How the chamber voted on this bill — the outcome, the tally by party, and every member's recorded position. A factual record.

  • On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
    Senate · Roll call 100 · Mar 4, 2025

    51 Yea · 45 Nay · 4 Not voting

    • Democrats0Yea3Nay1NV
    • Republicans3Yea0Nay
    • Independents0Yea1Nay

    The party tally and member list below cover the 8 of 100 positions we've recorded so far; the outcome above is the official chamber result.

    See how each member voted (8)

    Yea(3)

    Nay(4)

    Not voting(1)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 7421 — SAFE Olympic Sports Act · Introduced Feb 9, 2026 · Cong. 119 73%
  • S 543 — Fair Play for Women Act · Introduced Feb 12, 2025 · Cong. 119 70%
  • HR 1028 — Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act of 2026 · Introduced Feb 17, 2026 · Cong. 119 70%
  • HR 5149 — Protecting Girls’ Sports for Military Kids Act · Introduced Sep 4, 2025 · Cong. 119 70%
  • HR 4363 — Defend Girls Athletics Act · Introduced Jul 14, 2025 · Cong. 119 67%
  • S 405 — Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act · Introduced Feb 5, 2025 · Cong. 119 67%

Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

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

A BILL

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.”. Calendar No. 2

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 9

A BILL

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.

January 8, 2025

Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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