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H.R. 28 House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025

Introduced
Jan 3, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. Steube, W. Gregory (R-FL-17)
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STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR

Currently in the House. Last action: received in the senate on Jan 15, 2025.

  1. House Introduced in House Jan 3, 2025
  2. House Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Jan 3, 2025
  3. House Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H126-138) Jan 14, 2025
  4. House DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 28. Jan 14, 2025
  5. House The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. Jan 14, 2025
  6. House Ms. Adams moved to recommit to the Committee on Education and Workforce. (text: CR H137) Jan 14, 2025
  7. House The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX. Jan 14, 2025
  8. House POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 28, the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit and announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Adams demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced. Jan 14, 2025
  9. House Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H139-140) Jan 14, 2025
  10. House On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 208 - 218 (Roll no. 11). Jan 14, 2025
  11. House Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 206, 1 Present (Roll no. 12). (text: CR H126) Jan 14, 2025
  12. House On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 206, 1 Present (Roll no. 12). (text: CR H126) Jan 14, 2025
  13. House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Jan 14, 2025
  14. House
    On Motion to Recommit Jan 14, 2025
    Defeated Yea 208 Nay 218 Roll Call
  15. House
    On Passage Jan 14, 2025
    Agreed Yea 218 Nay 206 Roll Call
  16. Senate Received in the Senate. Jan 15, 2025

Cosponsors

83

Subjects

AthletesEducation programs fundingSchool athleticsSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Committees

  • Education and Workforce Committee
    • Unknown , Jan 14, 2025
    • Unknown , Jan 14, 2025
    • Referred To , Jan 3, 2025

Summary

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 participate in programs or activities that are designated for women or girls. (Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded education programs or activities, including in public elementary and secondary schools and in colleges and universities.) Under the bill, sex is based on an individual's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

The bill does not prohibit male individuals from training or practicing with programs or activities for women or girls as long as such training or practice does not deprive any female of corresponding opportunities or benefits.

The Government Accountability Office must report on the benefits for women or girls in single-sex sports that would be lost as a result of male participation. In particular, the report must document the negative psychological, developmental, participatory, and sociological effects of male participation on girls.

Summary as of: Introduced in House

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