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H.R. 1028

U.S. House•House Floor Calendar

Summary

H.R. 1028, the Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Feb 5, 2025 by Rep. Greg Steube (R) with 73 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Feb 17, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 423.

Record

Text

H.R. 1028 has 73 co-sponsors.

hb1028/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1028 IH: Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-05
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1028  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 5, 2025   Mr. Steube  (for himself,  Mr. Clyde ,  Mr. LaMalfa ,  Mr. Haridopolos ,  Ms. Mace ,  Mr. Burchett ,  Ms. Tenney ,  Mr. Webster of Florida ,  Mr. Nehls ,  Mr. Owens ,  Mrs. Miller of Illinois ,  Ms. Hageman ,  Mr. Baird ,  Mr. Edwards ,  Ms. De La Cruz ,  Mr. Weber of Texas ,  Mr. Zinke ,  Mr. Fulcher ,  Mr. Babin ,  Mr. Downing ,  Mr. Aderholt ,  Mr. Kustoff ,  Mr. Buchanan ,  Mr. Biggs of Arizona ,  Mr. Messmer ,  Mr. Bost ,  Mr. Van Orden ,  Mr. Carter of Texas ,  Mr. Timmons , and  Mr. Gosar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To modify eligibility requirements for amateur sports governing organizations.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act  .
2.
Eligibility requirements
(a)
Definition
Section 220501(b) of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(13)
 female  means an individual who has, had, will have—or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident—the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes eggs for fertilization.
(14)
 male  means an individual who has, had, will have—or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident—the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for fertilization.
(15)
 sex  means an individual’s biological sex, either male or female.
 .
(b)
Eligibility
Section 220522 of title 36, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (18), by striking  and  at the end;
(2)
in paragraph (19), by striking the period and inserting  ; and ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(20)
prohibits a person whose sex is male from participating in an amateur athletic competition that is designated for females, women, or girls.
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-05
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Feb 5, 2025

hb1028/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (02/05/2025)

Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act

This bill requires certified national governing bodies (NGBs) of amateur sports (e.g., USA Gymnastics) to prohibit a person whose sex is male from participating in an amateur athletic competition that is designated for females, women, or girls.

Under the bill, male means an individual who has, had, will have—or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident—the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for fertilization.

Sponsors

Rep. Greg Steube (R) sponsors H.R. 1028, and 73 members have co-sponsored it, 29 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1028 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Reported By · Feb 17, 2026 · 2,181 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 1028, the latest H. Rept. 119-497.

  • H. Rept. 119-497 — PROTECTION OF WOMEN IN OLYMPIC AND AMATEUR SPORTS ACT OF 2026

Actions

H.R. 1028 has taken 6 actions since Feb 5, 2025, the latest on Feb 17, 2026.

ChamberAction
Feb 17, 2026
House
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-497.Judiciary Committee
Feb 17, 2026
House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 423.
Feb 3, 2026
House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldJudiciary Committee
Feb 3, 2026
House
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 10.Judiciary Committee
Feb 5, 2025
House
Introduced in House

Votes

H.R. 1028 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 1028, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 1028 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act of 2026 — Display Title
  • Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To modify eligibility requirements for amateur sports governing organizations. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 1028, the latest on Mar 13, 2026.

Lobbying

5 clients hired 5 firms and 47 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1028 in 17 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Education, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Health Issues, Immigration, Defense, Foreign Relations, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE—District of Columbia16—
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN—District of Columbia16—
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION—District of Columbia12—
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN—District of Columbia12—
NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUNDsocial welfare organization to promote equal rights and opportunities for womenDistrict of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE16—
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN16—
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION12—
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN12—
NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUND11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 47.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
DAVID STACY116
JENNIFER BAILEY116
MARGARET MCKNEELY116
MATTHEW ROSE116
MACY PETTY115
HANNAH LAPE113
ALEX LEHMAN112
CHRISTOPHER ANDERS112
DARCY HIRSH112
ELLEN FLENNIKEN112
HADDY GASSAMA112
JODY RABHAN112
KATE VOIGT112
KEYARMIN HAMADANCHY112
KIMBERLY CONWAY112
MADISON ROBERTS112
NAUREEN SHAH112
NINA PATEL112
SARAH MEHTA112
TALYA STEINBERG112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2026 first_quarter$720K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2026 second_quarter$670K2nd Quarter - Report
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2026 second_quarter$223.7K2nd Quarter - Report
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2025 fourth_quarter$216.2K4th Quarter - Report
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2025 second_quarter$204K2nd Quarter - Report
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2025 first_quarter$193.9K1st Quarter - Report
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2026 first_quarter$174.3K1st Quarter - Report
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2025 third_quarter$155.6K3rd Quarter - Report
CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEECONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE2025 second_quarter$84.5K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUNDNATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUND2026 second_quarter$75K2nd Quarter - Report
CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEECONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE2025 third_quarter$35K3rd Quarter - Report
CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEECONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEECONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report
CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEECONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE2026 second_quarter$14K2nd Quarter - Report
CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEECONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE2025 first_quarter$13K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMENNATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN2026 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMENNATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN2026 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1028 under Sports and Recreation, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1028’s is Sports and Recreation.

hr1028/policy-areas.txt
Sports and RecreationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1028 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Athletes to Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination.

hr1028/subjects.txt
AthletesSchool athleticsSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1028, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. STEUBE:H.R. 1028.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8[Page H506]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com