# 2025-17426: DOE Withdraws Planned Rules on Sex Bias in Funded Sports Programs

2025-17426, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Sports Programs Arising Out of Federal Financial Assistance, is a Federal Register rule from Energy Department published 2025-09-10, effective Withdrawal of the May 16, 2025 direct final rule (90 FR 20786) terminating that rulemaking. (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-17426
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-17426
- Title: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Sports Programs Arising Out of Federal Financial Assistance
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Energy Department
- Citation: 90 FR 43540
- Published: 2025-09-10
- Effective: Withdrawal of the May 16, 2025 direct final rule (90 FR 20786) terminating that rulemaking.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: 1903-AA25
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

DOE Withdraws Planned Rules on Sex Bias in Funded Sports Programs

## Summary

The Department of Energy is pulling back a planned rule change set for May 16, 2025, that would have affected how federal money supports sports programs and sex discrimination rules. This means no new changes are happening right now, but DOE might try again later with similar ideas. Schools and sports programs that get federal funds should stay tuned for future updates.

## Abstract

The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE" or "the Department") is withdrawing the May 16, 2025, direct final rule ("DFR") published at 90 FR 20786. DOE is exercising its discretion to withdraw and terminate this rulemaking. This withdrawal action does not preclude DOE from proposing regulatory changes in the future, including proposing a rule(s) that may be substantially identical or similar to those previously proposed.

## Effects PRIA read

- Planned sports-sex rule withdrawn: benefit, low. The Department of Energy withdrew the direct final rule that was published for May 16, 2025 (90 FR 20786). That means there are no new regulatory changes right now to how federal financial assistance and sex discrimination in sports programs are handled.
- DOE may re-propose similar rule: mixed, low. DOE said it may propose regulatory changes in the future, including rules that could be substantially identical or similar to the ones it just withdrew. Schools and federally funded sports programs should monitor DOE rulemaking because similar changes could be proposed again later.

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## Sources
- [2025-17426 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/10/2025-17426/nondiscrimination-on-the-basis-of-sex-in-sports-programs-arising-out-of-federal-financial-assistance)
- [2025-17426 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-10/pdf/2025-17426.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-17426 (as of 2026-06-08).