H. Res. 298 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

April 18, 2023. 

Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, 

declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 

House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill 

(H.R. 734) 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. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All 

points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. 

General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and 

ranking minority member of the Committee on Education 

and the Workforce or their respective designees. After general 

debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 

five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of 

a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education 

and the Workforce now printed in the bill, it shall be in order 
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to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 

under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a 

substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 

118–3. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall 

be considered as read. All points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment 

to that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in 

order except those printed in the report of the Committee on 

Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such amendment 

may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may 

be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall 

be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, 

and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All 

points of order against such amendments are waived. At the 

conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 

Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 

such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member 

may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment 

adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the 

amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as 

original text. The previous question shall be considered as or-
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dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

without intervening motion except one motion to recommit. 

SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to consider in the House the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 

42) disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022. All points of order against 

consideration of the joint resolution are waived. The joint resolution shall be considered as read. All points of order 

against provisions in the joint resolution are waived. The 

joint resolution shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability or 

their respective designees. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution to final passage 

without intervening motion except one motion to recommit (if 

otherwise in order). 

Attest: 

Clerk.