S. 405

Summary

S. 405, the Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 5, 2025 by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) with 8 co-sponsors. It was referred to Commerce, Science, And Transportation, and last saw action on Feb 5, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Record

Text

S. 405 has 8 co-sponsors.

119 S405 IS: Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-02-05
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 405  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 5, 2025   Mr. Tuberville  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation    A BILL
To modify eligibility requirements for amateur sports governing organizations.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act  .
2.
Eligibility requirements
(a)
Definition
Section 220501(b) of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(13)
 female  means an individual who has, had, will have—or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident—the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes eggs for fertilization.
(14)
 male  means an individual who has, had, will have—or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident—the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for fertilization.
(15)
 sex  means an individual’s biological sex, either male or female.
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(b)
Eligibility
Section 220522 of title 36, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (18), by striking  and  at the end;
(2)
in paragraph (19), by striking the period and inserting  ; and ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(20)
prohibits a person whose sex is male from participating in an amateur athletic competition that is designated for females, women, or girls.
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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) sponsors S. 405, and 8 members have co-sponsored it.

Tommy Tuberville

Sen. · R–AL · Sponsor

Introduced Feb 5, 2025

Mike Lee

Sen. · R–UT · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 29, 2025

Kevin Cramer

Sen. · R–ND · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 19, 2025

James Justice

Sen. · R–WV · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 8, 2026

Jim Banks

Sen. · R–IN · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 14, 2026

Shelley Capito

Sen. · R–WV · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 28, 2026

Steve Daines

Sen. · R–MT · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 28, 2026

Rick Scott

Sen. · R–FL · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 11, 2026

Darline Graham

Sen. · R–SC · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 4, 2026

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Committees

S. 405 went before 1 committee: Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Referred To · Feb 5, 2025 · 458 Bills

Actions

S. 405 has taken 2 actions since Feb 5, 2025.

Votes

S. 405 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to S. 405, as Identical bill.

HR 1028Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act of 2026Feb 17, 2026 · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 423. · Identical bill

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Titles

S. 405 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act — Display Title
• Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to modify eligibility requirements for amateur sports governing organizations. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

5 clients hired 5 firms and 17 registered lobbyists who named S. 405 in 17 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, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Budget/Appropriations, Housing, Defense, Energy/Nuclear, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

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

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 405 under Sports and Recreation, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 405’s is Sports and Recreation.

Legislative Subjects

S. 405 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Athletes to Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination.

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