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H.R. 426House117th Congress (2021-2023)In Committee

Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2021

Sponsored by W. Gregory SteubeRep. W. Gregory Steube (R-FL)
Introduced January 21, 2021

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The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2021 would change how sex is defined for Title IX athletic compliance. It says a person's sex is determined only by the reproductive biology and genetics they had at birth. The rule would apply to any school, college, or other program that receives federal funding for athletics, barring individuals assigned male at birth from competing on women’s teams.

Key Provisions

  • Amends Title IX (Section 901) to make it a violation for any federally funded athletic program to allow a person whose sex is male, as defined by birth biology, to participate in a women’s or girls’ sport.
  • Defines “sex” for this purpose solely based on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

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HouseDischarge Latest Action

Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Banks. Petition No: 117-13. (Discharge petition text with signatures.)

April 26, 2022

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

January 21, 2021

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Education and Workforce Committee

January 21, 2021

HouseDischarge

Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Banks. Petition No: 117-13. (Discharge petition text with signatures.)

April 26, 2022

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Introduced in HouseIssued January 21, 2021

I

117th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 426

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 21, 2021

Mr. Steube (for himself, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Banks, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Allen, Mr. Hern, Mrs. Greene of Georgia, Mr. Cawthorn, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, and Mr. Duncan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

A BILL

To provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2021.

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Amendment

Section 901 of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(d)
(1)

It shall be a violation of subsection (a) for a recipient of Federal funds who operates, sponsors, or facilitates athletic programs or activities to permit a person whose sex is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for women or girls.

(2)

For purposes of this subsection, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

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