High Country Times

Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg, alongside U.S. Representative Greg Steube, has reintroduced the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. This bill aims to ensure fair competition in women's sports by requiring that school athletics adhere to Title IX based on reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

Chairman Walberg stated, “Title IX was created to give women and girls equal access to education and sports. Unfortunately, the intent of Title IX is under direct assault from the radical left. Allowing biological males to compete against women jeopardizes competition and fair play, both critical tenets of sports. Rep. Steube’s Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act will help stop attempts to include biological males in girls’ and women’s sports, ensuring fairness and a level playing field.”

Representative Steube added, "The radical left is not in step with the American people on the issue of protecting women's sports. Americans have loudly spoken that they do not want men stealing sports records from women, entering their daughters' locker rooms, replacing female athletes on teams, and taking their daughters' scholarship opportunities. My legislation stands for truth, safety, and reality: men have no place in women's sports. Republicans have promised to protect women's sports, and under President Trump's leadership, we will fulfill this promise."

The proposed legislation stipulates that only biological females should compete against each other in federally funded women's sports.

President Trump has expressed support for this initiative by stating that "under the Trump administration, it will be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders — male and female."

Previously, on July 11, 2024, the House passed a resolution aimed at nullifying a Title IX rule from the Biden-Harris administration. Furthermore, Speaker Johnson held a panel discussion on June 26, 2024, addressing efforts to protect women's sports against perceived threats from recent administrative changes.

House Republicans had earlier passed H.R. 734 on April 20, 2023—an act intended to amend Title IX for safeguarding its original purpose regarding women's athletics.