S9119th CongressWALLET

Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Tommy Tuberville

Introduced

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.

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  • 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.

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1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Ban on male-born athletes in women's sports

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 funded programs that run or sponsor athletics. Students who were male at birth could be excluded from women’s or girls’ teams and from related chances like scholarships.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Tommy Tuberville

AL • R

Cosponsors

  • James Risch

    ID • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Ron Johnson

    WI • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Thomas Tillis

    NC • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Shelley Capito

    WV • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Kevin Cramer

    ND • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Cindy Hyde-Smith

    MS • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Tom Cotton

    AR • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Mike Crapo

    ID • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • James Lankford

    OK • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Steve Daines

    MT • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Roger Marshall

    KS • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Mike Lee

    UT • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • John Kennedy

    LA • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Bill Hagerty

    TN • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Eric Schmitt

    MO • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Ted Budd

    NC • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Tim Sheehy

    MT • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Cynthia Lummis

    WY • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • John Barrasso

    WY • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Rand Paul

    KY • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Lindsey Graham

    SC • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Rick Scott

    FL • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Joni Ernst

    IA • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Katie Britt

    AL • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Pete Ricketts

    NE • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Dan Sullivan

    AK • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Marsha Blackburn

    TN • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Roger Wicker

    MS • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Jim Banks

    IN • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Tim Scott

    SC • R

    Sponsored 1/7/2025

  • Markwayne Mullin

    OK • R

    Sponsored 1/9/2025

  • John Hoeven

    ND • R

    Sponsored 1/9/2025

  • John Cornyn

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/9/2025

  • John Thune

    SD • R

    Sponsored 1/13/2025

  • Josh Hawley

    MO • R

    Sponsored 1/13/2025

  • John Boozman

    AR • R

    Sponsored 1/27/2025

  • James Justice

    WV • R

    Sponsored 2/6/2025

  • Mike Rounds

    SD • R

    Sponsored 2/6/2025

  • Ashley Moody

    FL • R

    Sponsored 2/27/2025

  • David McCormick

    PA • R

    Sponsored 3/3/2025

  • Bill Cassidy

    LA • R

    Sponsored 3/3/2025

  • Ted Cruz

    TX • R

    Sponsored 3/3/2025

  • Deb Fischer

    NE • R

    Sponsored 3/3/2025

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 51 • No: 45

senate vote • 3/3/2025

On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 9

Yes: 51 • No: 45

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