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S 251 117th Congress Senate Education Athletes Education programs funding School athletics Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2021

Introduced: February 4, 2021 Introduced by: Lee, Mike Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 4, 2021
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Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2021

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 sex is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for women or girls.

The bill specifies that sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

What's happening now February 4, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 426 Identical bill Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2021
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 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Republican 21
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Hagerty, Bill
Tennessee · May 10, 2022
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 9, 2022
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 2, 2022
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Apr 28, 2022
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Apr 27, 2022
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Jan 10, 2022
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Mar 2, 2021
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Feb 25, 2021
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Feb 22, 2021
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 4, 2021
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 4, 2021
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Feb 4, 2021
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Feb 4, 2021
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Feb 4, 2021
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Feb 4, 2021
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Feb 4, 2021
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Feb 4, 2021
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Feb 4, 2021
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Feb 4, 2021
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Feb 4, 2021
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Tuberville, Tommy
Alabama · Feb 4, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 251: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-251/
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