# 119-hr-5149: Protecting Girls’ Sports for Military Kids Act

119-hr-5149, Protecting Girls’ Sports for Military Kids Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5149
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Girls’ Sports for Military Kids Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Sports and Recreation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Prohibits male students from participating in female sports at Department of Defense Education Activity schools.** The bill would bar any male student from joining an athletic program or activity designated exclusively for students who are female at those schools. It defines "female" as an individual whose reproductive system at some point produces, transports, and uses eggs for fertilization and defines "male" as an individual whose reproductive system at some point produces, transports, and uses sperm for fertilization. It also defines "female sport."

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on male students in girls sports at Defense schools: mixed, low. If enacted, schools run by the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) would bar male students from girls-only sports. The bill defines "male" and "female" using reproductive-system terms (sperm vs. eggs). It would apply only to teams and activities labeled for females. Families with stude…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-5106: Restore Trust in Congress Act
- 119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act
- 119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 119-hjres-12: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.

## Sources
- [119-hr-5149 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5149)

## Related
- [119-hr-5106: Restore Trust in Congress Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5106)
- [119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-404)
- [119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5401)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1502)
- [119-hjres-12: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the nu…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hjres-12)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5149 (as of 2026-04-21).