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.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Introduced on Feb 4, 2021
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on February 4, 2021. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
17 Cosponsors (17 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“HYDE-SMITH JOINS EFFORT TO PROTECT WOMEN’S & GIRLS SPORTS”
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Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS]
(Co-sponsor)
on Feb 18, 2021
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S. 251 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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