H.R. 1028 · 119th Congress
Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act of 2026
Status: In committee
- Introduced (done)
- Committee (current)
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Law
Latest action
: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 423.
Summary
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
Actions
- House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 423.
- House
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-497.
- House
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 10.
- House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House