Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act of 2026 was reported by committee and awaits a floor vote
IntroducedFeb 5, 2025
ReportedFeb 3, 2026
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 83 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Sports and Recreation: 8 of 141 bills became law, 113th–118th (5.7%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 250 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 2, from introduced in house to reported in house · 194 words
- Subjects
- AthletesSchool athleticsSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Latest action
- Feb 17, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 423.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th S. 405 Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]