H.R. 734Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023

3 recorded actions296 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: W. Gregory Steube [R-FL-17]
Cosponsors: 93 · 93 Republicans
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Committee: Education and Workforce Committee
Latest action: Apr 25, 2023 · Received in the Senate.

IntroducedFeb 1, 2023
Passed the HouseApr 20, 2023
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023

This bill generally prohibits school athletic programs from allowing individuals whose biological sex at birth was male to participate in programs that are for women or girls.

Specifically, the bill provides that it is a violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 for federally funded education programs or activities to operate, sponsor, or facilitate athletic programs or activities that allow individuals of the male sex to participate in programs or activities that are designated for women or girls. (Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded education programs or activities, including in public elementary and secondary schools and in colleges and universities.) Under the bill, sex is based on an individual's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

The bill does not prohibit male individuals from training or practicing with programs or activities for women or girls as long as such training or practice does not deprive any female of corresponding opportunities or benefits.

The Government Accountability Office must report on the benefits for women or girls in single-sex sports that would be lost as a result of male participation. In particular, the report must document the negative psychological, developmental, participatory, and sociological effects of male participation on girls.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 734 as passed House on Apr 20, 2023. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

Roll calls on H.R. 7343 roll calls on this measure

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Apr 20, 2023Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveApr 20, 2023

How every member votedHouse roll call 192

House Apr 20, 2023 · the primary vote

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Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act

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219 Yea 203 Nay 13 not voting

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All members435 members

Democratic213 members

Republican222 members

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Cosponsors93 · 93 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 734 and vote against it. 15 signed when it was filed.

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Who lobbied on H.R. 73422 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 734 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNIts PAC: Human Rights Campaign PAC

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice · Defense · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +6 more9 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

BIG 12 CONFERENCEfiled by KIT BOND STRATEGIES

Education8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION

Transportation · Budget/Appropriations · Agriculture · Natural Resources +6 more7 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Education · Government Issues · Telecommunications · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace +12 more5 filings · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2024Filing

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS

Agriculture · Budget/Appropriations · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Disaster Planning/Emergencies +14 more4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2023Filing

AMERICAN PRINCIPLES PROJECTIts PAC: American Principles Project PAC

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

FAMILY POLICY ALLIANCE

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption · Education · Health Issues · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties +3 more4 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2023Filing

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS

Health Issues3 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2023Filing

AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION

Agriculture · Budget/Appropriations · Defense · Education +6 more3 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2023Filing

HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST

Immigration · Foreign Relations · Education · Defense +2 more3 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2024Filing

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