# 119-s-9: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025

119-s-9, Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-31).

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- As of: 2026-10-31
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-9
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Sponsor: Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL)
- Cosponsors: 44
- Policy area: Sports and Recreation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-31

## Summary

**This bill would bar anyone whose biological sex at birth was male from competing in school athletic programs that are designated for women or girls.** It defines sex for Title IX purposes solely by a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth. - Female students: Teams designated for women or girls would be limited to students whose sex at birth is female, changing who is eligible to join those teams. - Transgender girls and women who were male at birth: They would be excluded from female-designated athletic programs regardless of gender identity or medical transition. - Federally funded schools and colleges: Recipients of federal funds would have to follow this birth-sex definition in athletics to comply with Title IX.

## Cosponsors (44)

- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] (R-WI), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Graham, Darline [R-SC] (R-SC), 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-03T18:27:00.000Z | senate | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 9 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | 51 | 45 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on male-born athletes in women's sports: cost, high. If enacted, this bill would bar any recipient of Federal funds from letting someone who was male at birth play on teams for women or girls. It would require sex to be recognized only by reproductive biology and genetics at birth. The rule would apply to K-12 schools, colleges, and other federally f…

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## Sources
- [119-s-9 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/9)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-9 (as of 2026-10-31).