Failed in the House on January 14, 2025 · 208 Yea, 218 Nay, 8 Not Voting
Question: On Motion to Recommit: H R 28 Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act
In plain English: This bill would require that for school sports receiving federal funding, participation in women's or girls' teams be determined solely by a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth. It also requires a report on the potential negative effects of male participation on female athletes.
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 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. Specifically, the bill provides that it is a violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 for federally funded education programs or activities to operate, sponsor, or facilitate athletic programs or activities that allow individuals of the male sex to partic…