Requires amateur sports governing organizations to bar males from competing in events designated for females, women, or girls, and defines male, female, and sex for that purpose in federal sports law.

Official title: Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act of 2026

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote

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House

Introduced 05-FEB-2025

Referred 05-FEB-2025

Approved by committee 03-FEB-2026

Reported 17-FEB-2026

On the calendar 17-FEB-2026

Key points

Adds definitions of "female," "male," and "sex" to the federal amateur sports chapter of title 36, based on reproductive system and biological sex
Adds a new eligibility requirement under Section 220522 that prohibits a person whose sex is male from participating in amateur competitions designated for females, women, or girls
Short title is the Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act of 2026

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Official CRS summary

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Committee referrals (1)

Judiciary Committee (House)

Policy area

Sports and Recreation

Sponsor W. Gregory Steube (R-FL) Cosponsors · 73

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73 Republicans

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congress.gov page Reported in House (17-FEB-2026) Introduced in House (05-FEB-2025)