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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 1028
To modify eligibility requirements for amateur sports governing organizations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY5, 2025
Mr. S
TEUBE(for himself, Mr. CLYDE, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. HARIDOPOLOS, Ms.
M
ACE, Mr. BURCHETT, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. WEBSTERof Florida, Mr.
N
EHLS, Mr. OWENS, Mrs. MILLERof Illinois, Ms. HAGEMAN, Mr. BAIRD,
Mr. E
DWARDS, Ms. DELACRUZ, Mr. WEBERof Texas, Mr. ZINKE, Mr.
F
ULCHER, Mr. BABIN, Mr. DOWNING, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. KUSTOFF,
Mr. B
UCHANAN, Mr. BIGGSof Arizona, Mr. MESSMER, Mr. BOST, Mr.
V
ANORDEN, Mr. CARTERof Texas, Mr. TIMMONS, and Mr. GOSAR) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
A BILL
To modify eligibility requirements for amateur sports
governing organizations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protection of Women 4
in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act’’. 5
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SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. 1
(a) D
EFINITION.—Section 220501(b) of title 36, 2
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 3
following: 4
‘‘(13) ‘female’ means an individual who has, 5
had, will have—or would have, but for a develop-6
mental or genetic anomaly or historical accident— 7
the reproductive system that at some point produces, 8
transports, and utilizes eggs for fertilization. 9
‘‘(14) ‘male’ means an individual who has, had, 10
will have—or would have, but for a developmental or 11
genetic anomaly or historical accident—the repro-12
ductive system that at some point produces, trans-13
ports, and utilizes sperm for fertilization. 14
‘‘(15) ‘sex’ means an individual’s biological sex, 15
either male or female.’’. 16
(b) E
LIGIBILITY.—Section 220522 of title 36, United 17
States Code, is amended— 18
(1) in paragraph (18), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 19
end; 20
(2) in paragraph (19), by striking the period 21
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 22
(3) by adding at the end the following: 23
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‘‘(20) prohibits a person whose sex is male from 1
participating in an amateur athletic competition that 2
is designated for females, women, or girls.’’. 3
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