Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023

Senate Bill 613 - Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023: Overview, Status, and Impact

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Explore the details of Senate Bill 613 Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023 currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues. Stay informed on legislative developments.

3/13/2024, 6:53 PM

Congressional Summary of S 613

Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023

This 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.

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Current Status of Bill S 613

Bill S 613 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 1, 2023. Bill S 613 was introduced during Congress 118 and was introduced to the Senate on March 1, 2023. Bill S 613's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. as of March 1, 2023

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 613

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Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 613

Primary Policy Focus

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Potential Impact Areas

- Athletes

- Education programs funding

- School athletics

- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 613

Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023

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.