,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcfh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #d1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,mc,guire introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to authorize civil actions     
against institutions of higher education
 and athletic associations that         
negligently or recklessly permit a      
biologically male student athlete to    
compete in an athletic competition      
intended exclusively for female student 
athletes1 resulting in harm4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,riley ,gaines ,act4  #b4 ,civil action 
for harm caused by biological men in    
female athletic competitions  7a7 ,in   
general ,if an institution of higher    
education or an athletic association    
negligently or recklessly permits a     
biologically male student athlete to    
compete in an athletic competition      
intended exclusively for female student 
athletes and a female student athlete is

 physically injured due to the inherent 
physiological advantages of the         
biologically male student athlete1 such 
female student athlete may bring a civil
 action for damages 7including the value
 of the loss of a scholarship or        
professional opportunity7 in any        
,federal district court of appropriate  
jurisdiction against such institution or
 athletic association4  7b7 ,attorney's 
fees for plaintiff ,the court shall     
award a reasonable attorney's fee to a  
prevailing plaintiff in a civil action  
under this section4