HR 734 - Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023 - National Key Vote

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Title: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

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

Highlights:

  • Prohibits school athletic programs from allowing individuals whose biological sex at birth was male to participate in programs that are for women or girls (Sec. 2).

  • Establishes it is a violation of Title IX (prohibiting 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) of the Education Amendments of the 1972, for federal 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 womens or girls (Sec. 2).

  • Specifies that under this bill sex is defined as being based on an individuals reporeductive biology and genetics at birth (Sec. 2).

  • Authorizes male individuals to train or practice with programs or activities for women or girls so long as said training or practice does not deprive any female of corresponding opportunities or benefits (Sec. 2).

Title: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023

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