Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2021
USA117th CongressS-251| Senate
| Updated: 2/4/2021
Mike Lee
Republican Senator
Utah
Cosponsors (24)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Rick Scott (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2021 This bill makes it a violation of federal law 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. The bill specifies that sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 117-426Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Banks. Petition No: 117-13. (<a href="https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/2022042613?Page=2&CongressNum=117">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
Education
AthletesEducation programs fundingSchool athleticsSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2021
USA117th CongressS-251| Senate
| Updated: 2/4/2021
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2021 This bill makes it a violation of federal law 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. The bill specifies that sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 117-426Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Banks. Petition No: 117-13. (<a href="https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/2022042613?Page=2&CongressNum=117">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
Mike Lee
Republican Senator
Utah
Cosponsors (24)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Rick Scott (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Education
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AthletesEducation programs fundingSchool athleticsSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination