Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
Description
This bill would prohibit federally funded school sports programs from allowing biological males to compete in female athletic activities.
Summary
What it does
This bill would prohibit federally funded education programs from allowing individuals whose biological sex at birth was male to participate in athletic programs designated for women or girls. It proposes that such participation be considered a violation of Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools and universities. Under the bill's provisions, an individual's sex would be determined based on their reproductive biology and genetics at birth.
Who is affected
This bill affects federally funded education programs and activities, including public elementary and secondary schools, as well as colleges and universities, that operate or sponsor athletic programs. It specifically impacts individuals whose biological sex at birth was male by prohibiting their participation in athletic programs designated for women or girls. Additionally, the legislation affects female athletes participating in these programs by requiring that such activities be restricted based on reproductive biology and genetics at birth.
Key provisions
- Prohibition on male participation in female athletic programs. The bill prohibits federally funded education programs from allowing individuals whose biological sex at birth is male to participate in athletic programs or activities designated for women or girls.
- Establishment of Title IX violations. Operating, sponsoring, or facilitating athletic activities that allow biological males to compete in female-designated sports is defined as a violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
- Definition of sex based on biology at birth. For the purposes of the bill, an individual's sex is determined solely by their reproductive biology and genetics as identified at the time of birth.
Fiscal impact
Not applicable: No CBO cost estimate available
Effective dates
Not applicable: Official Summary does not address effective dates
Relationship to existing law
This bill establishes that allowing individuals whose biological sex at birth is male to participate in athletic programs designated for women or girls constitutes a violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX is the existing federal statute that prohibits sex-based discrimination in federally funded education programs and activities.
Stated purpose
The bill seeks to prohibit federally funded education programs from allowing individuals whose biological sex at birth was male to participate in athletic programs designated for women or girls. It establishes that permitting such participation constitutes a violation of Title IX, defining sex based on an individual's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.