Text of US HB 7187 (2024)
Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act
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118TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 7187
To modify eligibility requirements for amateur sports governing organizations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Mr. STEUBE (for himself, Ms. HAGEMAN, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. BIGGS, Mr.
WEBER of Texas, Ms. BOEBERT, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr.
LAMALFA, Mrs. HOUCHIN, Mr. BABIN, Mr. DUNN of Florida, Mr.
CLYDE, Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. KUSTOFF, and
Mr. BOST) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To modify eligibility requirements for amateur sports
governing organizations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protection of Women
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in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act’’.
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SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
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(a) DEFINITION.—Section 220501(b) of title 36,
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United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
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following:
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‘‘(13) ‘female’ means an individual who has,
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had, will have—or would have, but for a develop-
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mental or genetic anomaly or historical accident—
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the reproductive system that at some point produces,
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transports, and utilizes eggs for fertilization.
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‘‘(14) ‘male’ means an individual who has, had,
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will have—or would have, but for a developmental or
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genetic anomaly or historical accident—the repro-
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ductive system that at some point produces, trans-
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ports, and utilizes sperm for fertilization.
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‘‘(15) ‘sex’ means an individual’s biological sex,
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either male or female.’’.
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(b) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 220522 of title 36, United
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States Code, is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (18), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
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end;
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(2) in paragraph (19), by striking the period
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and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(20) prohibits a person whose sex is male from
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participating in an amateur athletic competition that
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is designated for females, women, or girls.’’.
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