SAFE Olympic Sports Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would require that amateur athletic events be limited to competitors' sex as biologically determined. It would add definitions of 'sex', 'male', and 'female' based on biological characteristics at conception and make that definition a required eligibility rule for Olympic, Paralympic, Pan‑American, Parapan American, and similar sanctioned competitions.
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- Athletes — Would have to compete only in events that correspond to the athlete's sex as defined in the bill. The bill says 'sex' is the biological classification at conception and defines 'male' and 'female' by reproductive system function.
- National governing bodies — Would be required to include that sex‑based eligibility rule as an eligibility criterion for their sanctioned status under Title 36 of U.S. law.
- Competitions and event organizers — Would have to continue sanctioning single‑sex competitions that the governing body sanctioned during the prior 10‑year period. A governing body could not rescind or change the sex categories for events previously sanctioned, except as needed to follow the new rule, and may still sanction competitions open to both males and females.
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1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
New sex-based rules for athletes
This bill would define "sex" as a person's biological classification at conception. It would define male as a person whose reproductive system produces sperm and female as one whose system produces eggs. It would require amateur athletes to enter only events that match their sex. This rule would apply to Olympic, Paralympic, Pan‑American, Parapan American, and other competitions sanctioned by national governing bodies. It would require national governing bodies to keep single‑sex competitions they sanctioned in the 10 years before enactment. They could not cancel or change sex categories for already‑sanctioned events that have not yet happened. The only exception would be to comply with the new eligibility rule. If enacted, these changes would take effect upon enactment.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27]
TX • R
Cosponsors
Webster (FL)
FL • R
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rose
TN • R
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Luna
FL • R
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Miller (IL)
IL • R
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
LA • R
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Tenney
NY • R
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4]
CO • R
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Owens
UT • R
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1]
UT • R
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1]
AL • R
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]
SC • R
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6]
FL • R
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8]
AZ • R
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Crane
AZ • R
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Biggs (SC)
SC • R
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6]
OH • R
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Allen
GA • R
Sponsored 3/16/2026
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