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H.R. 734 - Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023
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COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 8-3 on Monday, April 17, 2023.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 298:
Agreed to by a record vote of 217-202, after agreeing to the previous question by a record vote of 218-203, on Tuesday, April 18, 2023.
MANAGERS: Houchin/Leger Fernández
1. Structured rule for H.R. 734.
2. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
3. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce or their respective designees.
4. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-3 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 734 made in order as original text.
6. Makes in order only those further amendments printed in the Rules Committee report. 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.
7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the report.
8. Provides one motion to recommit.
9. Closed rule for H.J. Res. 42.
10. Waives all points of order against consideration of the joint resolution.
11. Provides that the joint resolution shall be considered as read.
12. Waives all points of order against provisions in the joint resolution.
13. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability or their respective designees.
14. Provides that pursuant to section 604(h) of the Home Rule Act, a motion to recommit is not in order to the joint resolution if under consideration while the act of the D.C. Council is within the congressional review period prescribed in section 602 of such Act.
Amendments (click headers to sort)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 1 | Massie (KY) | Republican | Withdrawn Strikes subsection (3) of the bill. | Withdrawn |
| 2 | Version 1 | Van Drew (NJ), Good (VA) | Republican | Adds a sense of Congress that recognizes Emma Weyant as the rightful winner of the 2022 NCAA Division I Women’s 500-Yard Freestyle in swimming. | Submitted |
| 3 | Version 1 | Van Drew (NJ) | Republican | Withdrawn Prohibits recipients of Federal financial assistance who operate, sponsor, or facilitate athletic programs or activities from offering athletic scholarships or other financial assistance specifically designated for participation in a female-only sport to any biological male. | Withdrawn |
| 4 | Version 1 | Balint (VT) | Democrat | Amends Title IX to strengthen sexual harassment protections for students. | Submitted |
| 5 | Version 2 | Omar (MN), Schiff (CA) | Democrat | Revised Strikes everything after line 4 and inserts a rule of construction that ensures nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit or encourage a local educational agency or school to require any student to provide reproductive or sexual health information, including information regarding the student's menstrual cycle. | Revised |
| 6 | Version 1 | Mace (SC) | Republican | Withdrawn Requires the Comptroller General to perform a victim impact report on the victims of sexual assault or sexual harassment as a result of participating on a sports team or in an athletic program designed for girls, but where boys are allowed to compete. | Withdrawn |
| 7 | Version 2 | Mace (SC) | Republican | Revised Requires the Comptroller General shall carry out a study to determine the meaning of the phrase ‘any other benefit’ as used in subsection (d)(3) by looking at the adverse psychological, developmental, participatory, and sociological results to girls of allowing males to compete, be members of a sports team, or participants in athletic programs, that are designed for girls, including hostile environment creation, sexual assault, and sexual harassment. | Made in Order |
| 8 | Version 1 | Williams (GA) | Democrat | SUBSTITUTE Strikes the text and replaces it with a grant program to promote access to sports programs for women, girls, and sexual and gender minorities. | Submitted |
| 9 | Version 2 | Bonamici (OR), Williams (GA) | Democrat | SUBSTITUTE Revised Strikes the text and replaces with: a GAO study on the impact of State-level policies on mental health outcomes and suicide rates among transgender students, and a Department of Education study on the impact of State-level policies on graduation and completion rates for transgender students in secondary schools and postsecondary institutions. | Revised |
| 10 | Version 2 | Fitzpatrick (PA), Molinaro (NY) | Republican | Revised Includes a rule of construction that nothing shall refute that ensuring equality of opportunity and access for women in athletic programs , and prohibiting the discrimination against, and exclusion of, women from such athletic programs and activities covered under this title must remain a priority of the Department of Education. | Revised |
| 11 | Version 1 | Fitzpatrick (PA), Molinaro (NY) | Republican | Requires the Secretary of Education to annually report to Congress on the Department's efforts to combat sex-based harassment, violence, and abuse in athletic programs and activities operated by education institutions receiving federal aid. | Submitted |
| 12 | Version 6 | Ramirez (IL) | Democrat | Revised Strikes the bill text and ensures that nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit equal participation in sports for all young people, including transgender youth. | Revised |
| 13 | Version 2 | Escobar (TX) | Democrat | Late Revised Strikes the text. | Revised |
| 14 | Version 2 | Escobar (TX) | Democrat | Late Revised Adds a sense of Congress that exclusionary policies impacting transgender and nonbinary youth contribute to mental health crises amongst this demographic. | Revised |
| 15 | Version 1 | Pressley (MA), Bush (MO) | Democrat | Late Strikes the text and replaces it with language to finalize the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution. | Submitted |
| 16 | Version 2 | Ogles (TN) | Republican | Late Revised Clarifies that the term "athletic programs and activities" includes any activities a recipient chooses to restrict only to members of a team. | Made in Order |
| 17 | Version 1 | Santos (NY) | Republican | Late Closes a potential loophole for states that do not necessarily assign sex at birth. | Submitted |
| 18 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | SUBSTITUTE Late Strikes the text and replaces with: a GAO study on the impact of State-level takeovers of independent school districts on the displacement of racial and sexual and gender minority students, and a Department of Education study on the impact of State-level takeovers of independent school districts on graduation and completion rates for racial and sexual and gender minority students in secondary schools and postsecondary institutions. | Submitted |
| 19 | Version 4 | Boebert (CO) | Republican | Late Revised Prohibits recipients of Federal financial assistance from permitting an individual whose biological sex is male to use locker rooms or changing rooms designated for women or girls for athletic events and activities. | Revised |
| 20 | Version 1 | Boebert (CO) | Republican | Late Adds a sense of Congress condemning the violent attack on Women's Sports Activist Riley Gaines on April 6, 2023. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 33
Motion by Ms. Scanlon to amend the rule to make in order and provide any necessary waivers for amendment #5 to H.R. 734, offered by Representative Omar, which would strike the text of the bill and add a section to ensure nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit or encourage a local educational agency or school to require any student to provide reproductive
or sexual health information, including information regarding the student's menstrual cycle. Defeated: 3–8
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Reschenthaler
Nay
Mrs. Fischbach
Nay
Mr. Massie
Nay
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
No Vote
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Cole, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Neguse
No Vote
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 34
Motion by Mrs. Houchin to report the rule. Adopted: 8–3
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. Reschenthaler
Yea
Mrs. Fischbach
Yea
Mr. Massie
Yea
Mr. Norman
Yea
Mr. Roy
No Vote
Mrs. Houchin
Yea
Mr. Langworthy
Yea
Mr. Cole, Chairman
Yea
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Neguse
No Vote
Ms. Leger Fernández
Nay