Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5603
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2020-01-14
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Athletes

Education programs funding

Elementary and secondary education

Higher education

School athletics

Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Latest action: action_date: 2020-01-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-01-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill requires that, for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (which prohibits discrimination based on sex in any federally funded educational program or activity), sex shall be determined on the basis of sex assigned at birth by a physician.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5603 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2020 Mr. Steube (for himself, Mrs. Lesko , and Mr. Hagedorn ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be determined on the basis of sex assigned at birth by a physician.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2020 . 2. Sex Discrimination in athletics For purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ( 20 U.S.C. 1681–1688 ) in athletics, sex shall be determined on the basis of sex assigned at birth by a physician.