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S. 1988

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Summary

S. 1988, 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, was introduced in the Senate on Jun 9, 2025 by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Jun 9, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

S. 1988 has 1 co-sponsor.

sb1988/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1988 IS: To prohibit the participation of males in athletic programs or activities at the military service academies that are designated for women or girls.
 U.S. Senate
 2025-06-09
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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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1988  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   June 9, 2025   Mr. Tuberville  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Armed Services    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.
1.
Prohibition on participation of males in athletic programs or activities at the military service academies that are designated for women or girls
(a)
In general
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, and the United States Air Force Academy do not permit a person whose sex is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for women or girls.
(b)
Rule of construction
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a recipient from permitting males to train or practice with an athletic program or activity that is designated for women or girls so long as no female is deprived of a roster spot on a team or sport, opportunity to participate in a practice or competition, scholarship, admission to an educational institution, or any other benefit that accompanies participating in the athletic program or activity.
(c)
Definitions
In this section—
(1)
the term  athletic programs and activities  includes all programs or activities that are provided conditional upon participation with any athletic team; and
(2)
the term  sex  means a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-06-09
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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.

Sponsors

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) sponsors S. 1988, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Committees

S. 1988 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services
Armed Services
Referred To · Jun 9, 2025

Actions

S. 1988 has taken 2 actions since Jun 9, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 9, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.Armed Services Committee
Jun 9, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1988 has not gone to a roll call.

3 bills are related to S. 1988.

Titles

S. 1988 goes by 2 titles.

  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced
  • 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. — Display Title

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 5 registered lobbyists who named S. 1988 in 10 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 Housing, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Defense, Education, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATAT (NATIONAL ASSN OF TOWNS AND TOWNSHIPS—District of Columbia15$250K
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN—District of Columbia15—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN15—
THE FERGUSON GROUP, LLC15$250K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
DAVID HOOVER115
DAVID STACY115
JENNIFER BAILEY115
JENNIFER IMO115
MATTHEW ROSE115

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
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 CAMPAIGN2026 first_quarter$174.3K1st Quarter - Report
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2025 third_quarter$155.6K3rd Quarter - Report
NATAT (NATIONAL ASSN OF TOWNS AND TOWNSHIPSTHE FERGUSON GROUP, LLC2026 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report
NATAT (NATIONAL ASSN OF TOWNS AND TOWNSHIPSTHE FERGUSON GROUP, LLC2025 fourth_quarter$50K4th Quarter - Report
NATAT (NATIONAL ASSN OF TOWNS AND TOWNSHIPSTHE FERGUSON GROUP, LLC2025 third_quarter$50K3rd Quarter - Report
NATAT (NATIONAL ASSN OF TOWNS AND TOWNSHIPSTHE FERGUSON GROUP, LLC2025 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
NATAT (NATIONAL ASSN OF TOWNS AND TOWNSHIPSTHE FERGUSON GROUP, LLC2025 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1988 under Sports and Recreation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1988’s is Sports and Recreation.

s1988/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

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