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HR 28 Passed a chamber

Treats it as a violation of Title IX for federally funded schools and athletic programs to let males take part in programs designated for women or girls, with sex defined by reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

Official title: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025

Next stop Senate: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 03-JAN-2025
Referred 03-JAN-2025
Passed 14-JAN-2025
Senate
Received 15-JAN-2025
Key points
  • Makes it a Title IX violation for recipients of federal funding to let a person whose sex is male take part in an athletic program designated for women or girls.
  • Defines sex for this purpose as reproductive biology and genetics at birth, and covers any program offered conditional on participation with an athletic team.
  • Allows males to train or practice with women's or girls' teams as long as no female loses a roster spot, practice or competition opportunity, scholarship, school admission, or other benefit.
  • Directs the Comptroller General to study the meaning of the phrase any other benefit and document the effects on girls of allowing males to compete, then report the results to the House Education and Workforce Committee and the Senate HELP Committee.
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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (03-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 14-JAN-2025).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Sponsor W. Gregory Steube (R-FL) Cosponsors · 83
■ 83 R