Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act

Bill: 118-hr-7187
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2024-02-01
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Athletes

School athletics

Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Latest action: action_date: 2024-03-21
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 15.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7187 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 1, 2024 Mr. Steube (for himself, Ms. Hageman , Mr. Timmons , Mr. Biggs , Mr. Weber of Texas , Ms. Boebert , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Duncan , Mr. LaMalfa , Mrs. Houchin , Mr. Babin , Mr. Dunn of Florida , Mr. Clyde , Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Kustoff , and Mr. Bost ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To modify eligibility requirements for amateur sports governing organizations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act . 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 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. .