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Union Calendar No. 423 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1028 
[Report No. 119–497] 
To modify eligibility requirements for amateur sports governing organizations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2025 
Mr. STEUBE (for himself, Mr. CLYDE, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. HARIDOPOLOS, Ms. 
MACE, Mr. BURCHETT, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. 
NEHLS, Mr. OWENS, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Ms. HAGEMAN, Mr. BAIRD, 
Mr. EDWARDS, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. ZINKE, Mr. 
FULCHER, Mr. BABIN, Mr. DOWNING, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. KUSTOFF, 
Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. BIGGS of Arizona, Mr. MESSMER, Mr. BOST, Mr. 
VAN ORDEN, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. TIMMONS, and Mr. GOSAR) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
FEBRUARY 17, 2026 
Additional sponsors: Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. PALMER, Mr. 
JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. OGLES, Mr. CRANE, Mr. SCOTT FRANK-
LIN of Florida, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. JAMES, Ms. GREENE of Georgia, Mr. 
MCCORMICK, Mr. HUNT, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. 
DONALDS, Mrs. BIGGS of South Carolina, Mr. GUEST, Mr. ALFORD, Mr. 
STAUBER, Ms. LEE of Florida, Mr. YAKYM, Mr. SELF, Mr. SMITH of Ne-
braska, Mr. MOORE of Utah, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. BURLISON, Mr. HAR-
RIGAN, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. CLINE, Mr. MOORE of West Vir-
ginia, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. HARRIS of North Carolina, Mr. 
ONDER, Mr. MOORE of North Carolina, Mr. BARR, Mr. HARRIS of Mary-
land, Mr. FRY, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. HUDSON, Mrs. HOUCHIN, Mr. 
GILL of Texas, Mr. MCGUIRE, Mr. VAN DREW, and Mr. ELLZEY 
FEBRUARY 17, 2026 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 5, 2025] 
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A BILL 
To modify eligibility requirements for amateur sports 
governing organizations. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protection of Women 
in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act of 2026’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. 
(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 develop-
mental 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 reproduc-
tive 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; 
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(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.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 423 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1028 
[Report No. 119–497] 
A BILL 
To modify eligibility requirements for amateur 
sports governing organizations. 
FEBRUARY 17, 2026 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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