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
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
- 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.
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).
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