US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US Federal House Bill HB3917

Introduced
6/11/25  

Caption

To prohibit the participation of males in athletic programs or activities at the military service academies that are designated for women or girls.

Impact

If enacted, this bill could significantly influence the operations of military service academies, particularly their athletic programs. The legislation would necessitate a review of current policies to ensure compliance, potentially altering training protocols and eligibility standards. There are concerns about how this might affect ongoing debates regarding equal opportunity in sports, especially for female athletes who may feel threatened by the inclusion of transgender women in competitive athletics.

Summary

House Bill 3917 aims to prohibit the participation of males in athletic programs or activities at military service academies that are designated for women or girls. The bill specifies that the Secretary of Defense must ensure that institutions like the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, and the United States Air Force Academy do not allow males to participate in athletic programs intended for female athletes. This legislation is rooted in ongoing national discussions surrounding gender identity and athletic competition.

Contention

Notably, the bill is likely to elicit contention concerning gender rights and equity in sports. Proponents advocate that the prohibition is necessary to maintain fair competition for women, arguing that allowing males in female-designated programs undermines the accomplishments and opportunities of female athletes. Conversely, critics of the bill may argue that it discriminates against transgender individuals and undermines the principles of inclusion as advocated by various organizations related to sports and human rights.

Companion Bills

US SB1988

Same As A bill to prohibit the participation of males in athletic programs or activities at the military service academies that are designated for women or girls.

US SB2296

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Previously Filed As

US SB1988

A bill to prohibit the participation of males in athletic programs or activities at the military service academies that are designated for women or girls.

US HB28

Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025This bill generally prohibits school athletic programs from allowing individuals whose biological sex at birth was male to participate in programs that are for women or girls.Specifically, the bill provides 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. (Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded education programs or activities, including in public elementary and secondary schools and in colleges and universities.) Under the bill, sex is based on an individual's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.The bill does not prohibit male individuals from training or practicing 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.The Government Accountability Office must 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.

US SB9

Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025This bill generally prohibits school athletic programs from allowing individuals whose biological sex at birth was male to participate in programs that are for women or girls.Specifically, the bill provides 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. (Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded education programs or activities, including in public elementary and secondary schools and in colleges and universities.) Under the bill, sex is based on an individual's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

US LD233

An Act to Prohibit Biological Males from Participating in School Athletic Programs and Activities Designated for Females When State Funding Is Provided to the School

US S2790

Mandates that athletic teams that are sponsored by a public school or a private school whose teams compete against a public school, be designated as (1) "males", "men" or "boys"; (2) "females", "women" or "girls"; or (3) "coed" or "mixed".

US HB06201

An Act Prohibiting Student Athletes Who Were Born As Males From Participating In Women's Interscholastic Athletic Events.

US HB2037

Relating to participation in athletics according to biological sex.

US HB461

Eliminate DEI in the Military Act This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for diversity, equity, and inclusion activities (e.g., training) of the Armed Forces, national service academies, or the Department of Defense.

US SB595

Repeals the 2027 expiration of a provision of law prohibiting students from participating on an athletic team that is designated for the opposite biological sex

US HF1233

Women's athletics exemption created in the Human Rights Act.

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