SAFE Olympic Sports Act

The SAFE Olympic Sports Act would amend federal law to require national governing bodies for Olympic and amateur sports to establish eligibility criteria limiting participation in athletic events to athletes' biological sex. The bill would define biological sex as immutable and determined at conception. The legislation would apply to all competition levels, from national to local divisions. Key provisions would mandate that national governing bodies continue to sanction single-sex events if they have done so within the past decade, preventing the elimination of women's-only or men's-only competitions. Mixed-gender events would be permitted under the bill, but only if they do not replace existing single-sex categories. The bill was introduced in February 2026 and is currently under consideration by the House Judiciary Committee. If enacted, it would establish federal requirements for how sports organizations structure their competitions and determine athlete eligibility based on biological sex classifications.