A resolution concerning the National Collegiate Athletic Association policy for eligibility in women's sports.

Senate Resolution

S.Res. 22

119th Congress

A resolution concerning the National Collegiate Athletic Association policy for eligibility in women's sports.

In Committee

Introduced:Jan 13, 2025

Primary Sponsor

John Thune

Senator

Republican

SD

Cosponsors

13

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Sports and Recreation

Summary

This resolution calls on the National Collegiate Athletic Association to revoke its transgender student-athlete eligibility policy and urges the NCAA to require member conferences to adopt biological sex-based policies across all sports and divisions. The resolution reflects congressional concern about competitive fairness in womens collegiate athletics and calls for uniform eligibility standards based on biological sex rather than gender identity. It represents a direct challenge to current NCAA policies on transgender athlete participation.

Latest Action

Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This resolution calls on the National Collegiate Athletic Association to revoke its transgender student-athlete eligibility policy and urges the NCAA to require member conferences to adopt biological sex-based policies across all sports and divisions. The resolution reflects congressional concern about competitive fairness in womens collegiate athletics and calls for uniform eligibility standards based on biological sex rather than gender identity. It represents a direct challenge to current NCAA policies on transgender athlete participation.

Last updated: 1/4/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

<p>This resolution calls on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to revoke its transgender student-athlete eligibility policy and urges the NCAA to require its member conferences to conform to a biological sex-based policy across all sports and all divisions.</p>

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Calls on NCAA to revoke transgender eligibility policy
Urges biological sex-based eligibility across all sports and divisions
Requests uniform standards from all NCAA member conferences
Addresses competitive fairness concerns in womens sports
Represents congressional position on collegiate athletics eligibility

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

For NCAA: Pressure to revise transgender athlete policies. For transgender athletes: Potential exclusion from collegiate competition. For female athletes: Addressed concerns about competitive fairness. For universities: Guidance on congressional sentiment regarding eligibility. For sports governing bodies: Signal about federal perspective on this issue.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Sports and Recreation

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

22, 119th Congress (2025). "A resolution concerning the National Collegiate Athletic Association policy for eligibility in women's sports.". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-sres-22