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House Calendar No. 13 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 298 
[Report No. 118–37] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 734) to amend the Education 
Amendments of 1972 to provide that for purposes of determining compli-
ance with title IX of such Act in athletics, sex shall be recognized 
based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth, 
and providing for consideration of 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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 17, 2023 
Mrs. HOUCHIN, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing 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, 
and providing for consideration of 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. 
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Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso-
lution 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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 734) to amend the Education 
Amendments of 1972 to provide that for purposes of de-
termining compliance with title IX of such Act in athletics, 
sex shall be recognized based solely on a person’s repro-
ductive 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 equal-
ly divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minor-
ity member of the Committee on Education and the Work-
force 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 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 sub-
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stitute 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 accom-
panying this resolution. Each such amendment may be of-
fered only in the order printed in the report, may be of-
fered only by a Member designated in the report, shall 
be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time spec-
ified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amend-
ment, 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 ordered 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 Colum-
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bia 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 resolu-
tion 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 Over-
sight and Accountability or their respective designees. The 
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
joint resolution to final passage without intervening mo-
tion except one motion to recommit (if otherwise in order). 
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