Fair Play for Girls Act

119 S74 IS: Fair Play for Girls Act U.S. Senate 2025-01-13 text/xml EN 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. 74 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 13, 2025 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Risch , Mr. Wicker , Mr. Crapo , Ms. Ernst , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Sheehy , and Mr. Tuberville ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require the Attorney General to submit to Congress a report relating to violence against women in athletics. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Play for Girls Act . 2. Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives a report on violence against females in athletics in the United States that includes— (1) an analysis of— (A) the impediments to fair and safe competition for biological female athletes; (B) the prevalence of biological female athletes losing opportunities, including medals and championships, when competing against biological males; (C) the effectiveness of State laws aimed at mitigating the risk of bodily harm and loss of opportunity associated with the permitting of biological men to compete in women’s sports; (D) the prevalence and root causes of online violence, harassment, and abuse against women and girls in athletics; (E) the prevalence of sexual harassment and abuse of women and girls in athletics; and (F) the effectiveness of Federal and State laws aimed at preventing the sexual harassment and abuse of women and girls in athletics; and (2) policy recommendations to solve the issues described in paragraph (1).