Scott opposes any attempt to allow males to compete against females in women’s sports.
Will oppose allowing males to compete against females in women’s sports.
Occurrences
This bill generally prohibits school athletic programs from allowing individuals whose biological sex at birth was male to participate in programs that are for women or girls.
The bill is described as one “to require elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education to ensure biological fairness in women’s sports as a condition of receiving Federal funds.”
Evidence
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing record for “UNFAIR PLAY: KEEPING MEN OUT OF WOMEN'S SPORTS” lists Scott Perry, Pennsylvania, among the members involved in the hearing, and the hearing text includes statements such as “Males must not compete in female categories of sport.”
In a February 4, 2026 Congressional Record entry, the House floor remarks state that “The majority of the American people oppose biological males playing in women’s sports” and “You cannot allow biological men to compete in women’s sports without disadvantaging women.”
The bill text states: “A male student may not participate in a female sport at a school operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity.”
The bill is described as one “to require elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education to ensure biological fairness in women’s sports as a condition of receiving Federal funds.”
Perry said he had “a big problem with the Federal Government forcing my school district” on gender identity issues and that he was “actively exploring ways to block the President's mandate.”
Assessments
The promise is framed as an ongoing stance and action commitment to oppose males competing in women’s sports. The evidence shows Perry actively participated in that opposition during the relevant term, including involvement in a 2025 House hearing focused on keeping men out of women’s sports and continued congressional activity on related legislation. However, the record provided does not show that Perry personally sponsored, passed, or secured enactment of a federal measure that fully delivered the promised policy outcome. The cited bills and floor remarks show issue alignment and effort, but not a completed outcome attributable to him. Because he clearly acted in support of the pledge but full policy delivery is not established, partial credit is most appropriate.