H.R. 5149

Summary

H.R. 5149, the Protecting Girls’ Sports for Military Kids Act, was introduced in the House on Sep 4, 2025 by Rep. Nancy Mace (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Sep 4, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Record

Text

H.R. 5149 has 2 co-sponsors.

119 HR 5149 IH: Protecting Girls’ Sports for Military Kids Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-04
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5149  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 4, 2025   Ms. Mace  (for herself and  Mr. Cloud ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Armed Services , and in addition to the Committee on  Education and Workforce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned   A BILL
To prohibit male students from participating in female sports at schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Girls’ Sports for Military Kids Act  .
2.
Prohibition on male participation in female sports at DODEA schools
(a)
In general
A male student may not participate in a female sport at a school operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity.
(b)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Female
The term  female  refers to an individual who naturally 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 uses eggs for fertilization.
(2)
Female sport
The term  female sport  means an athletic program or activity designated exclusively for participation by students who are female.
(3)
Male
The term  male  refers to an individual who naturally 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 uses sperm for fertilization.

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To prohibit male students from participating in female sports at schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Nancy Mace (R) sponsors H.R. 5149, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Nancy Mace

Rep. · R–SC-1 · Sponsor

Introduced Sep 4, 2025

Michael Cloud

Rep. · R–TX-27 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 4, 2025 · Original

David Schweikert

Rep. · R–AZ-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 9, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 5149 went before 2 committees: Education and Workforce and Armed Services.

Education and Workforce

Education and Workforce

Referred To · Sep 4, 2025 · 824 Bills

Armed Services

Armed Services

Referred To · Sep 4, 2025 · 581 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5149 has taken 2 actions since Sep 4, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 5149 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5149 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Protecting Girls’ Sports for Military Kids Act — Display Title
• Protecting Girls’ Sports for Military Kids Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To prohibit male students from participating in female sports at schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 5149 in 1 quarterly filing, 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 Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Defense, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Foreign Relations, Health Issues.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5149 under Sports and Recreation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5149’s is Sports and Recreation.

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