H.R. 7368

Summary

H.R. 7368, the Riley Gaines Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 4, 2026 by Rep. John McGuire (R) with 10 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Feb 4, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 7368 has 10 co-sponsors.

119 HR 7368 IH: Riley Gaines Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-02-04
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7368  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 4, 2026   Mr. McGuire  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To authorize civil actions against institutions of higher education and athletic associations that negligently or recklessly permit a biologically male student athlete to compete in an athletic competition intended exclusively for female student athletes, resulting in harm.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Riley Gaines Act  .
2.
Civil action for harm caused by biological men in female athletic competitions
(a)
In general
If an institution of higher education or an athletic association negligently or recklessly permits a biologically male student athlete to compete in an athletic competition intended exclusively for female student athletes and a female student athlete is physically injured due to the inherent physiological advantages of the biologically male student athlete, such female student athlete may bring a civil action for damages (including the value of the loss of a scholarship or professional opportunity) in any Federal district court of appropriate jurisdiction against such institution or athletic association.
(b)
Attorney’s fees for plaintiff
The court shall award a reasonable attorney’s fee to a prevailing plaintiff in a civil action under this section.

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To authorize civil actions against institutions of higher education and athletic associations that negligently or recklessly permit a biologically male student athlete to compete in an athletic competition intended exclusively for female student athletes, resulting in harm.

Sponsors

Rep. John McGuire (R) sponsors H.R. 7368, and 10 members have co-sponsored it.

John McGuire

Rep. · R–VA-5 · Sponsor

Introduced Feb 4, 2026

Christopher Smith

Rep. · R–NJ-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 9, 2026

Anna Luna

Rep. · R–FL-13 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 10, 2026

Greg Steube

Rep. · R–FL-17 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 11, 2026

Kat Cammack

Rep. · R–FL-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 23, 2026

Clay Higgins

Rep. · R–LA-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 24, 2026

Mary Miller

Rep. · R–IL-15 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 26, 2026

Rick Allen

Rep. · R–GA-12 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 17, 2026

Sheri Biggs

Rep. · R–SC-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 27, 2026

John Rose

Rep. · R–TN-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 9, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 7368 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Feb 4, 2026 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7368 has taken 2 actions since Feb 4, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7368 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7368 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Riley Gaines Act — Display Title
• Riley Gaines Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To authorize civil actions against institutions of higher education and athletic associations that negligently or recklessly permit a biologically male student athlete to compete in an athletic competition intended exclusively for female student athletes, resulting in harm. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 4 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7368 in 6 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 Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Government Issues, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Defense, Education, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Foreign Relations.

Clients

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

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

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 H.R. 7368 under Sports and Recreation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7368’s is Sports and Recreation.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7368, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 4, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McGUIRE:H.R. 7368.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H2032]

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