Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act of 2026
On calendar: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- On calendar
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 74
- Latest action
- Feb 17, 2026
What it does
Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act This bill requires certified national governing bodies (NGBs) of amateur sports (e.g., USA Gymnastics) to prohibit a person whose sex is male from participating in an amateur athletic competition that is designated for females, women, or girls. Under the bill, male means an individual who has, had, will have—or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident—the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for fertilization.
Official summary · Introduced in House · Feb 5, 2025
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- W. Steube
- Adrian Smith
- Andrew Clyde
- Andrew Ogles
- Andy Biggs
- Andy Harris
- Ashley Hinson
- Barry Moore
- Ben Cline
- Blake Moore
- Brandon Gill
- Brian Babin
- Byron Donalds
- C. Franklin
- Charles (Chuck) Edwards
- Clarence Owens
- Claudia Tenney
- Daniel Webster
- David Kustoff
- David Schweikert
- David Taylor
- Derrick Van Orden
- Doug LaMalfa
- Dusty Johnson
- Eli Crane
- Eric Burlison
- Erin Houchin
- Garland Barr
- Gary Palmer
- Gus Bilirakis
- Harriet Hageman
- Jake Ellzey
- James Baird
- Jefferson Van Drew
- John Carter
- John James
- John McGuire
- John Rutherford
- Keith Self
- Laurel Lee
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks
- Marjorie Taylor Greene
- Mark Alford
- Mark Harris
- Mark Messmer
- Mary Miller
- Michael Guest
- Mike Bost
- Mike Haridopolos
- Mike Kelly
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Where it goes next
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