US SB4649 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on September 22 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 22 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2020
Sponsors
| Sen. Kelly Loeffler [R-GA] | Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT] | Sen. James Lankford [R-OK] | Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN] |
| Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR] | Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-22 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB5702 (Related) 2020-01-29 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
HB8932 (Related) 2020-12-10 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
HB8932 (Related) 2020-12-10 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Subjects
Athletes
Education
Education programs funding
School athletics
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Education
Education programs funding
School athletics
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4649/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4649/BILLS-116s4649is.pdf |
