HR 734 United States House · 118th Congress

Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023

HR 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023, amends Title IX to prohibit federally funded schools and athletic programs from allowing individuals assigned male at birth to participate in women's or girls' sports teams. The bill defines "sex" for this purpose as "reproductive biology and genetics at birth," making it a violation of federal law to permit such participation in designated women's or girls' programs. It allows males to train with women's teams only if no female is deprived of a roster spot, competition opportunity, scholarship, or other benefit tied to the team. This law directly affects public and private schools receiving federal financial assistance that operate athletic programs.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2023

Committee Review

Apr 2023

House Passage

Apr 2023

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Feb 1, 2023 Last action Apr 25, 2023

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What changed between versions

Introduced in House → Engrossed in House · 4 edits · Apr 20, 2023

MODERATE

The Engrossed version broadens the definition of 'athletic programs and activities' to explicitly include programs conditional on participation with any athletic team, and adds a new requirement for the Comptroller General (GAO) to conduct a study documenting harms to girls from male participation in women's sports. The training/practice exception was renumbered from subsection (3) to (4) to make room for the new definitional provision.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to cover not just traditional athletic programs but also any program or activity that is conditional upon participation with an athletic team, potentially capturing club sports, intramural leagues, and other team-linked activities at federally funded institutions.

DEFINITION

New subsection (d)(3) defines 'athletic programs and activities' to include, but not be limited to, all programs or activities provided conditional upon participation with any athletic team. This broadens the bill's reach beyond traditional varsity sports to cover club sports, intramurals, and other team-linked programs.

REQUIREMENT

New subsection (e) requires the Comptroller General to conduct a study on the meaning of 'any other benefit' in the context of single-sex sports, documenting adverse psychological, developmental, participatory, and sociological harms to girls from male participation. The report must be submitted to the House Education and Workforce Committee and the Senate HELP Committee.

TECHNICAL

The training/practice exception (allowing males to train with women's teams so long as no female is deprived of a roster spot, scholarship, or other benefit) was renumbered from subsection (3) to subsection (4).

Citation format corrected from '20 USC 1681' to '20 U.S.C. 1681'.

Floor votes · House Apr 20, 2023

How they voted

219–203

Passed · 13 other

Total votes 435

Apr 20, 2023

D Democratic213

203 Nay 10

95% Nay

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican221

218 Yea 3

98% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 20, 2023

Lower · Passed

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 219 - 203 (Roll no. 192).

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Apr 20, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 219 - 203 (Roll no. 192).

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Apr 20, 2023

Lower · Passed

Ms. Balint moved to recommit to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. (text: CR H1894)

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Apr 20, 2023

Lower · Passed

The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

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Apr 20, 2023

Lower · Passed

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 734.

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Apr 20, 2023

Lower · Passed

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

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Apr 20, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 734 as unfinished business.

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Apr 20, 2023

Lower · Passed

On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.

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Apr 20, 2023

Lower · Passed

Mr. Ogles moved that the Committee rise.

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Apr 20, 2023

Lower · Passed

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 298, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ogles amendment No. 2.

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Apr 20, 2023

Introduced

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Mace amendment No. 1, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Mace demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

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Apr 20, 2023

Lower · Passed

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 298, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Mace amendment No. 1.

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Apr 19, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 734 as unfinished business.

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Apr 19, 2023

Lower · Passed

On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.

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Apr 19, 2023

Lower · Passed

Ms. Foxx moved that the committee rise.

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Apr 19, 2023

Lower · Passed

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 734.

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Apr 19, 2023

Lower · Passed

The Speaker designated the Honorable C. Scott Franklin to act as Chairman of the Committee.

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Apr 19, 2023

Lower · Passed

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 298 and Rule XVIII.

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Apr 19, 2023

Introduced

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 734 and H.J. Res. 42. Resolution provides for one hour of general debate on each measure and one motion to recommit allowed on H.R. 734 and if otherwise in order on H.J. Res. 42. Specified amendments are considered as read.

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Apr 17, 2023

Lower · Passed

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 298 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 734 and H.J. Res. 42. Resolution provides for one hour of general debate on each measure and one motion to recommit allowed on H.R. 734 and if otherwise in order on H.J. Res. 42. Specified amendments are considered as read.

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Apr 10, 2023

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-35.

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Mar 9, 2023

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 17.

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Mar 9, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

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Mar 8, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

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Feb 1, 2023

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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Feb 1, 2023

Introduced

Introduced in House

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1 primary · 93 co-sponsors