H.R. 426: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-01-21 · Education · Latest: Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Banks. Petition No: 117-13. (<a href="https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/2022042613?Page=2&CongressNum=117">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-01-21 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Banks. Petition No: 117-13. (<a href="https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/2022042613?Page=2&CongressNum=117">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2021

Plain summary

Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2021 This bill makes it a violation of federal law 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. The bill specifies that sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

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Official text

Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] · 133 cosponsors

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Jim Banks (R-IN), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Barry Moore (R-AL), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Chip Roy (R-TX), Ted Budd (R-NC), August Pfluger (R-TX), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), John W. Rose (R-TN), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Victoria Spartz (R-IN), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Tom McClintock (R-CA) and 73 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] reported raising $1.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr426.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr426 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117