Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
March 3, 2025
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The Frame
The bill would establish federal requirements for sports eligibility in schools and institutions receiving federal funding, potentially impacting athletic participation policies nationwide.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Educational institutions receiving federal funding
These institutions would be subject to new federal requirements regarding sports eligibility if the bill were enacted.
Student athletes
The bill would establish criteria for participation in school sports based on biological sex.
Last recorded activity March 3, 2025.
Introduced.
Summary
Key Facts
- The bill is titled the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025.
- The Senate held a cloture vote on the motion to proceed to the measure.
- The motion to proceed failed to reach the required threshold, with a vote of 51-45.
- The action is recorded as Record Vote Number 100.
- The proceedings are documented in the Congressional Record at S1455-1456.
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Why It Matters
The bill would establish federal requirements for sports eligibility in schools and institutions receiving federal funding, potentially impacting athletic participation policies nationwide.
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Voting Record
Total
96
Yes
51
No
45
Present
0
Not Voting
0
Abstain
0
How they voted (96)
John Hoeven
R · yes
Josh Hawley
R · yes
Ted Cruz
R · yes
Ted Budd
R · yes
Jon Husted
R · yes
Mike Lee
R · yes
John Fetterman
D · no
Deb Fischer
R · yes
Tommy Tuberville
R · yes
Dan Sullivan
R · yes
James Risch
R · yes
Ruben Gallego
D · no
Alex Padilla
D · no
Brian Schatz
D · no
John Hickenlooper
D · no
Pete Ricketts
R · yes
Richard Blumenthal
D · no
Amy Klobuchar
D · no
Michael Bennet
D · no
Tammy Baldwin
D · no
Angus King
I · no
Angela Alsobrooks
D · no
Katie Britt
R · yes
Elizabeth Warren
D · no
+ 72 more
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Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Legislative Stalling
The failure to invoke cloture indicates a significant procedural barrier to the bill's advancement in the current Senate session.
Connected Entities
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance85How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy95Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment40Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz75Current news / social attention level
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