Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits school athletic programs from allowing individuals whose biological sex at birth was male to participate in programs that are for women or girls.

Highlights:

• Prohibits school athletic programs from allowing individuals whose biological sex at birth was male to participate in programs that are for women or girls (Sec. 2).

• Establishes that it is a violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 for federally funded education programs or activities to operate, sponsor, or facilitate athletic programs or activities that allow individuals of the male sex to participate in programs or activities that are designated for women or girls (Sec. 2).

• Specifies Title IX prohibits discrimination based on sex in federally funded education programs or activities, including in public elementary and secondary schools and in colleges and universities (Sec. 2).

• Defines that under this bill, “sex” is based on an individual's reproductive biology and genetics at birth (Sec. 2).

• Authorizes male individuals to train or practice with programs or activities for women or girls as long as such training or practice does not deprive any female of corresponding opportunities or benefits (Sec. 2).

• Requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the benefits for women or girls in single-sex sports that would be lost as a result of male participation. In particular, the report must document the negative psychological, developmental, participatory, and sociological effects of male participation on girls (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text

Full Bill Text