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Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)

Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act

S. 405 · Senate bill Sports and Recreation

A Republican bill with 8 Republican cosponsors · See all 8 cosponsors

Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, titled the "Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act," aims to modify eligibility requirements for amateur sports governing organizations. It introduces specific definitions for "female," "male," and "sex" based on reproductive systems. The definitions include considerations for developmental or genetic anomalies or historical accidents. Additionally, the bill amends existing law to include a new eligibility rule. This rule prohibits individuals defined as male from participating in amateur athletic competitions designated for females, women, or girls.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Would women be better off under this?

    The bill establishes sex-based competition limits intended to protect female-designated athletic categories.

  • Scored +3

    Does this narrow the gap between how men and women are treated?

    The bill seeks to preserve female-designated competition categories for biological females.

The opposite

  • Scored -8

    Would LGBTQ people be better off under this?

    The bill's biological definitions and participation restrictions negatively impact transgender and non-binary athletes.

  • Scored -7

    Does this expand the rights of LGBTQ people?

    The bill restricts the participation of individuals based on biological sex definitions that exclude many transgender-identifying individuals.