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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Feb 17, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 423.
Feb 17, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-497.
Feb 3, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 10.
Feb 3, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Feb 5, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 5, 2025Introduced in House
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