Text of US SB 74 (2025)

II 119TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 74 To require the Attorney General to submit to Congress a report relating to violence against women in athletics. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JANUARY 13, 2025 Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. RISCH, Mr. WICKER, Mr. CRAPO, Ms. ERNST, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. SHEEHY, and Mr. TUBERVILLE) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require the Attorney General to submit to Congress a report relating to violence against women in athletics. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fair Play for Girls 4 Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. REPORT. 6 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 7 of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to the Com- 8 mittee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Commerce, 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 17:46 Feb 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S74.IS S74 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 2 •S 74 IS Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on 1 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and 2 the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Energy 3 and Commerce, and the Committee on Education and the 4 Workforce of the House of Representatives a report on 5 violence against females in athletics in the United States 6 that includes— 7 (1) an analysis of— 8 (A) the impediments to fair and safe com- 9 petition for biological female athletes; 10 (B) the prevalence of biological female ath- 11 letes losing opportunities, including medals and 12 championships, when competing against biologi- 13 cal males; 14 (C) the effectiveness of State laws aimed 15 at mitigating the risk of bodily harm and loss 16 of opportunity associated with the permitting of 17 biological men to compete in women’s sports; 18 (D) the prevalence and root causes of on- 19 line violence, harassment, and abuse against 20 women and girls in athletics; 21 (E) the prevalence of sexual harassment 22 and abuse of women and girls in athletics; and 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 17:46 Feb 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S74.IS S74 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 3 •S 74 IS (F) the effectiveness of Federal and State 1 laws aimed at preventing the sexual harassment 2 and abuse of women and girls in athletics; and 3 (2) policy recommendations to solve the issues 4 described in paragraph (1). 5 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 17:46 Feb 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S74.IS S74 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS