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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 114 

Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘National Girls and Women in Sports 

Day’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 3, 2009 

Mr. SIRES (for himself, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Mr. BACA, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. PASTOR of Arizona, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. SHULER, Mr. ELLSWORTH, Mr. 

ELLISON, Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN, Mr. CARDOZA, Mrs. DAHLKEMPER, 

Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. ALTMIRE, 

Mr. CLAY, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. HARE, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. COSTA, Mr. 

ANDREWS, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. SESTAK, Mr. FARR, Mrs. CAPPS, 

Mr. MCKEON, Mr. HALL of New York, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. 

SALAZAR, Mr. HOLT, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. 

PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. TEAGUE, Mr. 

WELCH, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. REYES, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. 

ORTIZ, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. WILSON of Ohio, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mrs. 

NAPOLITANO, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee, Ms. 

SCHAKOWSKY, and Mr. MCINTYRE) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘National Girls and 

Women in Sports Day’’. 

Whereas, since 1987, the National Girls and Women in 

Sports Coalition has declared February 4 as ‘‘National 

Girls and Women in Sports Day’’; 

Whereas the House of Representatives has recognized the importance of girls and women in sports through title IX, 


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which governs the overall equity of treatment and opportunity in athletics so that women have equal opportunities to participate in athletics; 

Whereas the number of girls playing high school sports has 

increased from just under 300,000 during the 1971 to 

1972 school year to nearly 3,000,000 during the 2005 to 

2006 school year; 

Whereas the number of women playing college sports grew 

from fewer than 32,000 in 1972 to nearly 171,000 from 

2005 to 2006; 

Whereas, despite great advancement, high school girls still receive 1,300,000 fewer participation opportunities than do 

boys, and the money spent on girls’ sports is still far less 

than that spent on boys’ sports; 

Whereas high school girls who play sports are more likely to 

get better grades in school and are more likely to graduate than girls who do not play sports; 

Whereas as little as 4 hours of exercise a week may reduce 

a girl’s risk of breast cancer, osteoporosis, and obesity; 

Whereas girls and women who play sports have a more positive body image, higher levels of confidence and self-esteem, and experience higher states of psychological wellbeing than girls and women who do not play sports; 

Whereas the celebration of ‘‘National Girls and Women in 

Sports Day’’ would increase awareness of the importance 

sports play in the lives of girls and women in the United 

States; and 

Whereas February 4, 2009, has been designated as ‘‘National 

Girls and Women in Sports Day’’ by the National Girls 

and Women in Sports Coalition: Now, therefore, be it 


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1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the goals and ideals of ‘‘National 

3 Girls and Women in Sports Day’’, an event spon4 sored by the National Girls and Women in Sports 

5 Coalition to honor the achievements of and encour6 age participation of girls and women in sports; and 

7 (2) encourages the continued participation of 

8 schools and communities in providing opportunities 

9 for girls and women in elementary, secondary, and 

10 college sports to promote awareness of the positive 

11 influence of sports participation in the lives and 

12 health of girls and women, and the continuing strug13 gle for equality and access for women in sports. 

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