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S9: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
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S9: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025

119th Congress (2025–2027) · Senate bill · Sponsor: Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL]


Key facts

Item Detail
Roll-call votes 1
Chamber Senate
Latest vote 2025-03-03: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (51-45, 3/5 majority required)
Latest action 2025-03-03: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 – 45. Record Vote Number: 100. (CR S1455-1456)
Policy area Sports and Recreation
Official record Congress.gov

What the bill does

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.

Subjects: Athletes, Education programs funding, School athletics, Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination


Roll-call votes on S9 (119th Congress)

Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.

Date Chamber Question Result Yea Nay Not voting Record
2025-03-03 Senate On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 9 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (51-45, 3/5 majority required) 50 44 4 Official tally

Frequently asked

What is S9 in the 119th Congress?

S9 (Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025) was introduced in the 119th Congress (2025–2027) by Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL].

What is the latest action on S9?

On 2025-03-03: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 – 45. Record Vote Number: 100. (CR S1455-1456)

How many roll-call votes were held on S9?

1 recorded vote in the 119th Congress. The most recent, on 2025-03-03, was "On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 9": Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (51-45, 3/5 majority required).