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Union Calendar No. 22 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 734 

[Report No. 118–35] 

To amend the Education Amendments of 1972 to provide that for purposes 

of determining compliance with title IX of such Act in athletics, sex 

shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and 

genetics at birth. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 1, 2023 

Mr. STEUBE (for himself, Ms. TENNEY, Ms. FOXX, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. BUCK, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. GAETZ, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. LAMALFA, and Mr. CARL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

APRIL 10, 2023 

Additional sponsors: Mr. TIFFANY, Ms. MACE, Mr. BOST, Mr. WALBERG, Mrs. 

MILLER of Illinois, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. DAVIDSON, Mr. 

WEBER of Texas, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mrs. BOEBERT, Mr. 

FEENSTRA, Mr. BANKS, Mr. DUNN of Florida, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. 

GUEST, Mrs. GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, 

Mr. SANTOS, Mrs. CHAVEZ-DEREMER, Mr. MOONEY, Mr. YAKYM, Mrs. 

LUNA, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. LALOTA, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. 

GIMENEZ, Ms. HAGEMAN, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. BARR, Mr. CLINE, Mr. 

POSEY, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. FITZGERALD, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. 

GOODEN of Texas, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. EZELL, Mr. CURTIS, Mr. 

ROSE, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. ESTES, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. OWENS, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. COMER, Mr. 

WALTZ, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. 

DUNCAN, Mrs. HOUCHIN, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr. BEAN of Florida, Mr. 

AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. GREEN of Tennessee, 

Mr. MILLER of Ohio, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. HUNT, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. 

SELF, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. FINSTAD, 

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PHY, Mr. BRECHEEN, Mr. BURLISON, and Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota 

APRIL 10, 2023 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 1, 2023] 

A BILL 

To amend the Education Amendments of 1972 to provide 

that for purposes of determining compliance with title 

IX of such Act in athletics, sex shall be recognized based 

solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics 

at birth. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protection of Women 

5 and Girls in Sports Act of 2023’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AMENDMENT. 

7 Section 901 of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 

8 U.S.C. 1681) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(d)(1) It shall be a violation of subsection (a) for a 

10 recipient of Federal financial assistance who operates, spon11 sors, or facilitates athletic programs or activities to permit 

12 a person whose sex is male to participate in an athletic 

13 program or activity that is designated for women or girls. 

14 ‘‘(2) For the purposes of this subsection, sex shall be 

15 recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology 

16 and genetics at birth. 

17 ‘‘(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 

18 prohibit a recipient from permitting males to train or prac19 tice with an athletic program or activity that is designated 

20 for women or girls so long as no female is deprived of a 

21 roster spot on a team or sport, opportunity to participate 

22 in a practice or competition, scholarship, admission to an 

23 educational institution, or any other benefit that accom24 panies participating in the athletic program or activity.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 22 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 734 

[Report No. 118–35] 

A BILL 

To amend the Education Amendments of 1972 to 

productive biology and genetics at birth. shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reance with title IX of such Act in athletics, sex provide that for purposes of determining compliAPRIL 10, 2023 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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