H.R. 3917House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

To prohibit the participation of males in athletic programs or activities at the military service academies that are designated for women or girls.

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This bill aims to bar male students at the United States service academies from taking part in sports that are specifically designated for women or girls. It requires the Department of Defense to enforce the ban, while still allowing males to train with women’s teams if doing so does not take away any opportunities or benefits from female athletes. The bill also defines key terms such as “athletic programs and activities” and “sex.”

Key Provisions

The Secretary of Defense must make sure that the U.S. Military Academy, Naval Academy, and Air Force Academy do not allow males to compete in any athletic program or activity that is designated for women or girls.
The rule does not stop a school from letting males train or practice with a women’s team, as long as no female athlete loses a roster spot, a chance to compete, a scholarship, admission, or any other benefit tied to the program.
For this bill, “athletic programs and activities” means any program that is tied to participation on an athletic team, and “sex” is defined as a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Services Committee

June 11, 2025

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

June 11, 2025

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Services Committee

June 11, 2025

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Introduced in HouseIssued June 11, 2025

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3917

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 11, 2025

Mr. Johnson of South Dakota introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To prohibit the participation of males in athletic programs or activities at the military service academies that are designated for women or girls.

Prohibition on participation of males in athletic programs or activities at the military service academies that are designated for women or girls

(a)

In general

The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, and the United States Air Force Academy do not permit a person whose sex is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for women or girls.

(b)

Rule of construction

Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a recipient from permitting males to train or practice with an athletic program or activity that is designated for women or girls so long as no female is deprived of a roster spot on a team or sport, opportunity to participate in a practice or competition, scholarship, admission to an educational institution, or any other benefit that accompanies participating in the athletic program or activity.

(c)

Definitions

In this section—

(1)

the term athletic programs and activities includes all programs or activities that are provided conditional upon participation with any athletic team; and

(2)

the term sex means a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.