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H.R. 8932 116th Congress House

Protect Women’s Sports Act of 2020

Official title: To provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be determined on the basis of … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be determined on the basis of biological sex as determined at birth by a physician.

Introduced: December 10, 2020 See on congress.gov
Education AthletesEducation programs fundingSchool athleticsSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Dec 10, 2020
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 Latest action December 10, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect Women's Sports Act of 2020

This bill makes it a violation of federal law for a recipient of federal funds who operates, sponsors, or facilitates athletic programs or activities to permit a person whose biological sex at birth is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for women or girls.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5702 Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2020
  • S 4649 Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8932: Protect Women’s Sports Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8932/
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"H.R. 8932: Protect Women’s Sports Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8932/.
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H.R. 8932, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8932/.
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[H.R. 8932: Protect Women’s Sports Act of 2020](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8932/)
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