S 9 United States Senate · 119th Congress

Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025

This bill amends federal education law to prohibit federally funded athletic programs from allowing individuals assigned male at birth to participate in sports designated for women or girls. It defines "sex" for this purpose as biological sex at birth, based on reproductive anatomy and genetics. The law directly affects schools, colleges, and sports organizations receiving federal funding. Violations would constitute a breach of Title IX, requiring programs to exclude individuals whose sex is male from women's or girls' athletic teams.
Bill status introduced 2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Last action Mar 3, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2025

How they voted

5145
Failed · 4 other
Total votes 100
Mar 3, 2025
D Democratic45
43 Nay 2
95% Nay
I Independent2
2 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican53
51 Yea 2
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
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Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
0
Committee
0
Mar 3, 2025
Vote failed
Senate Vote: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (51-45-4)
senate
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 44 co-sponsors

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