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S. 9

U.S. Senate•Introduced

Summary

S. 9, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Jan 7, 2025 by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) with 44 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Mar 3, 2025: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 45. Record Vote Number: 100. (CR S1455-1456).

Record

Text

S. 9 has 44 co-sponsors and 1 roll call.

sb9/placed-on-calendar-senate.txt
119 S9 PCS: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-01-08
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  Calendar No. 2  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 9  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   January 7, 2025   Mr. Tuberville  (for himself,  Mr. Risch ,  Mr. Johnson ,  Mr. Tillis ,  Mrs. Capito ,  Mr. Cramer ,  Mrs. Hyde-Smith ,  Mr. Cotton ,  Mr. Crapo ,  Mr. Lankford ,  Mr. Daines ,  Mr. Marshall ,  Mr. Lee ,  Mr. Kennedy ,  Mr. Hagerty ,  Mr. Schmitt ,  Mr. Budd ,  Mr. Sheehy ,  Ms. Lummis ,  Mr. Barrasso ,  Mr. Paul ,  Mr. Graham ,  Mr. Scott of Florida ,  Ms. Ernst ,  Mrs. Britt ,  Mr. Ricketts ,  Mr. Sullivan ,  Mrs. Blackburn ,  Mr. Wicker ,  Mr. Banks  and  Mr. Scott of South Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time    January 8, 2025  Read the second time and placed on the calendar   A BILL
To provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025  .
2.
Amendment
Section 901 of the Education Amendments of 1972 ( 20 U.S.C. 1681 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(d)
(1)
It shall be a violation of subsection (a) 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.
(2)
For purposes of this subsection, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.
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   January 8, 2025  Read the second time and placed on the calendar

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-07
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in Senate Jan 7, 2025

sb9/introduced-in-senate.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (01/07/2025)

Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025

This bill generally prohibits school athletic programs from allowing individuals whose biological sex at birth was male to participate in programs that are for women or girls.

Specifically, the bill provides that it is a violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 for federally funded education programs or activities to operate, sponsor, or facilitate athletic programs or activities that allow individuals of the male sex to participate in programs or activities that are designated for women or girls. (Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded education programs or activities, including in public elementary and secondary schools and in colleges and universities.) Under the bill, sex is based on an individual's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

Sponsors

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) sponsors S. 9, and 44 members have co-sponsored it, 30 of them from the day it was introduced.

Actions

S. 9 has taken 7 actions since Jan 7, 2025, the latest on Mar 3, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 3, 2025
Senate
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S1455)
Mar 3, 2025
Senate
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 45. Record Vote Number: 100. (CR S1455-1456)Senate roll call 100 51–45
Feb 27, 2025
Senate
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
Feb 27, 2025
Senate
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S1434)
Jan 8, 2025
Senate
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 2.

Votes

S. 9 went to 1 roll call in the Senate, the latest on Mar 3, 2025 at 51–45.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Mar 3, 2025
Senate
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
51
45

Titles

S. 9 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text
  • A bill to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

15 clients hired 15 firms and 66 registered lobbyists who named S. 9 in 53 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Education, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Health Issues, Immigration, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Housing.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES—District of Columbia110—
BIG 12 CONFERENCEIntercollegiate athletics conferenceTexas17$280K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS—District of Columbia17—
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION—District of Columbia16—
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN—District of Columbia16—
YWCA USA—District of Columbia16—
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOMReligious Liberty, Life, Parental Rights, Free SpeechVirginia12—
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION CTW-CLC—District of Columbia12—
MOVEON.ORG CIVIC ACTION501(c)(4) organization which focuses on nonpartisan education and advocacy on natl. issuesDistrict of Columbia11$20K
CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE—District of Columbia11—
FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL—District of Columbia11—
GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE—District of Columbia11—
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia11—
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC—District of Columbia11—
REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES110—
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS17—
KIT BOND STRATEGIES17$280K
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION16—
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN16—
YWCA USA16—
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM12—
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION CTW-CLC12—
CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE11—
FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL11—
GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE11—
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION11—
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC.11—
PORT SIDE STRATEGIES, LLC11$20K
REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 66.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JODY FEDER1110
JUSTIN MONK1110
KARIN JOHNS1110
STEPHANIE GIESECKE1110
EARL HADLEY117
GEORGE REDDEN117
JENNIFER SCULLY117
KENNY HULSHOF117
KRISTOR COWAN117
MEGAN STOCKHAUSEN117
SARAH COHEN117
CHRISTOPHER ANDERS116
DAVID STACY116
ELLEN FLENNIKEN116
JENNIFER BAILEY116
KEYARMIN HAMADANCHY116
KIMBERLY CONWAY116
MADISON ROBERTS116
MATTHEW ROSE116
NAUREEN SHAH116

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2026 first_quarter$720K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2026 second_quarter$670K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$650K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2025 second_quarter$640K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2025 first_quarter$560K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2025 fourth_quarter$520K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS2026 first_quarter$490K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS2025 second_quarter$460K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS2025 fourth_quarter$450K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS2025 third_quarter$430K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS2026 second_quarter$410K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS2025 first_quarter$410K1st Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS2025 first_quarter$410K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2025 third_quarter$400K3rd Quarter - Report
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION CTW-CLCSERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION CTW-CLC2025 first_quarter$286K1st Quarter - Amendme…
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2026 second_quarter$223.7K2nd Quarter - Report
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2025 fourth_quarter$216.2K4th Quarter - Report
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2025 second_quarter$204K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIESNATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES2025 second_quarter$200K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIESNATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES2025 second_quarter$200K2nd Quarter - Amendme…

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 9 under Sports and Recreation, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 9’s is Sports and Recreation.

s9/policy-areas.txt
Sports and RecreationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 9 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Athletes to Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination.

s9/subjects.txt
AthletesEducation programs fundingSchool athleticsSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com