Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025

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Introduced, doneJanuary 3, 2025
Committee, doneJanuary 3, 2025
Floor Vote, doneJanuary 14, 2025
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How Congress VotedOfficial Record

425members of the House voted

218 Yea, 206 Nay, 1 Present

9 Not Voting

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House votes by party
Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	216	0	0	3
Democrat	2	206	1	6
Total	218	206	1	9

Republican
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216
Nay
0
Present
0
Not Voting
3
Democrat
Yea
2
Nay
206
Present
1
Not Voting
6

House roll call vote, January 14, 2025

What This Bill Does

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.

What Congress Said

Members who spoke about this bill on the floor, in their own words from the Congressional Record.

Republicans18 spoke

I rise to speak in support of H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025, authored by Representative Greg Steube.
Tim WalbergR-MI, House, January 14, 2025
An overwhelming majority of Americans believe that men don't belong in women's sports and that we must allow common sense to prevail. This bill would deliver upon the mandate the American people gave Congress to restore the integrity of women's sports, just as Title IX intended.
W. Gregory SteubeR-FL, House, January 14, 2025
To my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, please join us as we support the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.
Burgess OwensR-UT, House, January 14, 2025

15 more speakers

I rise in support of the Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act and would like to clarify a comment from the gentleman on the other side of the aisle that as majority leader of the Indiana Senate, we easily overrode the Governor's veto of our State law protecting women in sports.
Mark B. MessmerR-IN, House, January 14, 2025
Educational institutions have a responsibility to protect the women and girls who attend them, and this legislation ensures that they will be able to do just that.
August PflugerR-TX, House, January 14, 2025
What my opposition party is doing is blurring the lines of what is a woman and what is a man.
Michael A. RulliR-OH, House, January 14, 2025
I rise in support of H.R. 28 to prohibit federally funded schools from allowing men to compete in women's sports.
Harriet M. HagemanR-WY, House, January 14, 2025
For the past 50 years, Title IX has been an unqualified success at increasing participation of girls and young women in sports at both the collegiate and secondary level.
Robert F. Onder, Jr.R-MO, House, January 14, 2025
I rise today in strong and unwavering support for protecting women, protecting women's sports, and passing H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.
Mark AlfordR-MO, House, January 14, 2025
I rise in strong support of the Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act, a commonsense bill to ensure female athletes only compete with biological females.
Rick W. AllenR-GA, House, January 14, 2025
God blessed them with their leadership in stepping forward. We need to back them up by passing this legislation and put this to an end.
Doug LaMalfaR-CA, House, January 14, 2025
I rise today in strong support of the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which ensures fairness and safety in girls athletics.
Earl L. "Buddy" CarterR-GA, House, January 14, 2025
This bill simply affirms common sense and reflects reality. Men and women are uniquely created by God, and no amount of testosterone therapy can reverse biological design.
Mark HarrisR-NC, House, January 14, 2025
I am proud to support this legislation today on the House floor, and I urge my Senate colleagues to pass it as well.
Glenn ThompsonR-PA, House, January 14, 2025
I rise today in defense of women. I rise in support of the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act which safeguards our daughters from the radical Democrats' agenda to have our daughters and granddaughters compete against and share locker rooms with men.
Mary E. MillerR-IL, House, January 14, 2025
Due to a death in the family, I needed to attend to the funeral proceedings and was unable to vote on the House floor. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 10, passage of H.R. 153, NAY on Roll Call No. 11, MTR for H.R. 28, YEA on Roll Call No. 12, passage of H.R. 28.
Lisa C. McClainR-MI, House, January 14, 2025
I was not recorded because I was absent due to a prior family engagement. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 10, NAY on Roll Call No. 11, and YEA on Roll Call No. 12.
Diana HarshbargerR-TN, House, January 14, 2025
had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 12.
Elise M. StefanikR-NY, House, January 14, 2025

Democrats23 spoke

I rise today in strong opposition to the so-called Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025, a bill that will actually do the opposite and make sports more dangerous for women and girls.
Suzanne BonamiciD-OR, House, January 14, 2025
As a mother of teenagers in public schools, I am appalled that instead of addressing urgent challenges, like the youth mental health crisis, gun violence in our schools, and the growing teacher shortage, this legislation diverts our attention to dangerous and divisive policies.
Jill N. TokudaD-HI, House, January 15, 2025
I rise today to call out harm and hypocrisy. This bill, H.R. 28, is couched as a bill that protects children when it does the exact opposite.
Ayanna PressleyD-MA, House, January 14, 2025

20 more speakers

The majority right now says there is no place in this bill that says it opens up for genital examinations. Well, here is the thing: There is no enforcement mechanism in this bill. When there is no enforcement mechanism, you open the door to every enforcement mechanism.
Alexandria Ocasio-CortezD-NY, House, January 14, 2025
I rise because this bill threatens the principles that make our schools and sports fields places of opportunity.
Alma S. AdamsD-NC, House, January 14, 2025
This bill puts all girls, all children, at risk in our school systems and across this entire country.
Maxwell FrostD-FL, House, January 14, 2025
Let's talk about what enforcement looks like because, Mr. Speaker, you don't want to talk about it. We know there is only one logical conclusion to this. This is interrogation of young girls about their bodies. This is asking people to show them what is underneath their underwear. That is what we are talking about.
Becca BalintD-VT, House, January 14, 2025
How do my colleagues propose to enforce this bill? Ohio passed the Save Women's Sports Act, where a girl would have to verify her gender by an exam of her external and internal anatomy.
Val T. HoyleD-OR, House, January 14, 2025
Maybe let's start with the name. This bill doesn't even come close to protecting women and girls in sports. In fact, it puts all women and girls in danger of sexual abuse.
Sara JacobsD-CA, House, January 14, 2025
This is the third week that we are in the 119th Congress and the third week that no bill is before us to lower costs for Americans.
Mark PocanD-WI, House, January 14, 2025
I rise today as a queer woman, once the only girl on my peewee football team, and a graduate from a women's college in strong opposition to H.R. 28.
Emily RandallD-WA, House, January 14, 2025
I rise to oppose this hateful bill. This bill is a cruel attack on transgender children, already among the most vulnerable in our society, facing high risks of suicide, violence, and bullying.
Jerrold NadlerD-NY, House, January 14, 2025
I rise today to oppose the GOP child predator empowerment act. This bill is an egregious attack on young women and girls.
Yassamin AnsariD-AZ, House, January 14, 2025
I rise in strong, unequivocal opposition to H.R. 28, the Republican child predator empowerment act. This bill lets politicians in Washington dictate to parents, school districts, and athletic associations across the country who can and cannot participate in their local sports leagues.
Mark TakanoD-CA, House, January 14, 2025
What I would like to know is, what does this bill have to do with lowering costs, the economy, or making our communities safer?
Melanie A. StansburyD-NM, House, January 14, 2025
This bill is a cynical scapegoating of a vulnerable population. To make matters worse, it is a hateful attack on kids. Trans kids deserve to play sports just like their peers, and Congress can't bar them from the field.
Mike QuigleyD-IL, House, January 14, 2025
This bill distracts us from what really matters to our constituents. I thought my colleagues would join me in wanting to continue delivering for people back home by expanding healthcare initiatives, improving economic opportunities, and fostering public safety.
Robin L. KellyD-IL, House, January 14, 2025
I hate bullies. This bill is about bullying children. Children struggle with identity, gender, and otherwise. As a parent of two and a former teacher, I need all adults, including politicians and lawmakers, to help my wife and I protect our children, to support them, to give them a sense of purpose and belonging.
Greg LandsmanD-OH, House, January 14, 2025
I will vote against the GOP child predator empowerment act because it does not protect women. It attacks children.
Maxine DexterD-OR, House, January 14, 2025
That conversation is being had among parents, schools, experts, and sports authorities across the country, as it should be. This bill hijacks those conversations. It hijacks the real concerns that parents have raised. It exploits those concerns to place all of our daughters in danger.
Katherine M. ClarkD-MA, House, January 14, 2025
As a mother to a former child athlete, I get the need to keep our daughters safe and ensure our school sports are fair. Sadly, there is nothing in this bill to improve the safety of our daughters or improve fair play.
Andrea SalinasD-OR, House, January 14, 2025
Due to the devastating wildfire affecting my district and Southern California, I was not present for today's vote. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 10, H.R. 153, YEA on Roll Call No. 11, Motion to Commit H.R. 28, and NAY on Roll Call No. 12, H.R. 28.
Brad ShermanD-CA, House, January 14, 2025
During Roll Call Vote No. 11, the Motion to Recommit for H.R. 28, I mistaken recorded my vote as NAY when I should have voted YEA.
Jonathan L. JacksonD-IL, House, January 14, 2025

Timeline

Jan 15, 2025SenateReceived in the Senate.
Jan 14, 2025House floor actionsConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H126-138)
Jan 14, 2025Floor Vote
Jan 14, 2025Passed the House
Jan 3, 2025Library of CongressIntroduced in House
Jan 3, 2025House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Jan 3, 2025Introduced
Jan 3, 2025Committee

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Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025

What Do You Think?

What Happened in Congress?

How Congress Voted

How Congress Voted

How Each Member Voted

Yea 218

Nay 206

Present 1

Not Voting 9

What This Bill Does

What Congress Said

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What Do You Think?

What Happened in Congress?

Where the Bill Stands

How Congress Voted

How Congress Voted

How Each Member Voted

Yea 218

Nay 206

Present 1

Not Voting 9

What This Bill Does

What Congress Said

Sponsors

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Timeline

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