Text of US SB 1988 (2025)
A bill to prohibit the participation of males in athletic programs or activities at the military service academies that are designated for women or girls.
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119TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 1988
To prohibit the participation of males in athletic programs or activities at
the military service academies that are designated for women or girls.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 9, 2025
Mr. TUBERVILLE introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To prohibit the participation of males in athletic programs
or activities at the military service academies that are
designated for women or girls.
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. PROHIBITION ON PARTICIPATION OF MALES IN
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ATHLETIC PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES AT THE
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MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES THAT ARE
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DESIGNATED FOR WOMEN OR GIRLS.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall
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ensure that the United States Military Academy, the
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United States Naval Academy, and the United States Air
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Force Academy do not permit a person whose sex is male
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to participate in an athletic program or activity that is
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designated for women or girls.
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(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
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tion shall be construed to prohibit a recipient from permit-
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ting males to train or practice with an athletic program
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or activity that is designated for women or girls so long
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as no female is deprived of a roster spot on a team or
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sport, opportunity to participate in a practice or competi-
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tion, scholarship, admission to an educational institution,
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or any other benefit that accompanies participating in the
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athletic program or activity.
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(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
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(1) the term ‘‘athletic programs and activities’’
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includes all programs or activities that are provided
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conditional upon participation with any athletic
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team; and
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(2) the term ‘‘sex’’ means a person’s reproduc-
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tive biology and genetics at birth.
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