119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 3, 2025
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
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Latest action (Jan 15, 2025): Received in the Senate.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 3, 2025)
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
House · Jan 14, 2025 · Roll call 12 · Passed
House · Jan 14, 2025 · Roll call 11 · Failed
Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 206, 1 Present (Roll no. 12). (text: CR H126) Roll call details
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 206, 1 Present (Roll no. 12). (text: CR H126) Roll call details
On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 208 - 218 (Roll no. 11). Roll call details
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H139-140)
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 28, the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit and announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Adams demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
Ms. Adams moved to recommit to the Committee on Education and Workforce. (text: CR H137)
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 28.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H126-138)
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
Athletes · Education programs funding · School athletics · Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
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NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$70,000
Spent on own lobbying
…of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media" House H.R. 28 by Steube (R-FL) Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 H.R. 801 by Moore (R-UT) Charitable Act H. R. 1048 by Baumgartner (R-WA) DETERRENT Act of…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · lobbying firm or registrant: HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$203,894
Spent on own lobbying
…Stop the Invasion of Womens Spaces Act H.Res. 47; S. Res. 22: Concerning the National Collegiate Athletic Association policy for eligibility in women's sports. H.R. 28; S. 9: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 S. 74: Fair Play for Girls Act S. Res. 21: A resolution designating October 10, 2025 as American Gir…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$420,000
Spent on own lobbying
…appropriate measures to guarantee civil rights and fair political representation to all Americans, Entirety Equality issues Family and Parent Engagement issues H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 H.R.6806, Antisemitism Response and Prevention Act of 2025, Entirety Office of Civil Rights, Students and…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$420,000
Spent on own lobbying
…prohibit the transfer of certain offices and functions of the Department of Education to other Federal agencies, and for other purposes. Monitor the following: H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding Antisemitism in educational setting…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ct (HR 14/S 2523) Support the Equal Rights Amendment Support the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (HR 51) Oppose the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (HR 28) Support the Ranked Choice Voting Act (HR 6589) Support the Fair Representation Act (HR 4632) Oppose the SAVE America Act (HR 7296/S 3752), including its attac…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$950,000
Spent on own lobbying
…R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. H.R. 12-Womens Health Protection Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. H.R. 28-Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. H.R. 2487-Transgender Health Care Access Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. H.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
YWCA USA · lobbying firm or registrant: YWCA USA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Education
$84,410
Spent on own lobbying
…; fund the demonstrated need for Head Start and the expansion of Early Head Start, allow programs to address pressing local needs, and support In opposition to H.R. 28 and S. 9, The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 which mandates that sex, for participation in athletic programs or activities designated for…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BIG 12 CONFERENCE · lobbying firm or registrant: KIT BOND STRATEGIES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Education
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…teurism, and employee status; S.4668, H.R. 9137 Protect College Sports Act; H. Res. 47/S. Res. 44, Concerning the NCAA Policy for Eligibility in Womens Sports; H.R. 28, S. 9, Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act; H.R. 1183/S. 543, Fair Play for Women Act; S 955, H.R. 3976, NCAA Accountability Act of 2025; H.R. 1552, Pr…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE EDUCATION TRUST · lobbying firm or registrant: THE EDUCATION TRUST
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 13, 2026 · issue area: Education
$34,900
Spent on own lobbying
…be a specific bill number introduced for the bill yet with some activities related to the Senate Amendment to H.Con.Res 14 Letter to Congress in opposition to H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, Signed letters in support of/opposition Letter to Congress in support of both H.R. 2682, the STOP Bullying Ac…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · amended · posted Aug 27, 2026 · issue area: Education
$125,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Act of 2026 S. 4784 by Wicker (R-MS) National Defense Authorization Act of 2027 S. 4435 by Cassidy (R-LA) Improving Financial Aid Offers for Students Act House H.R. 28 by Steube (R-FL) Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 H.R. 801 by Moore (R-UT) Charitable Act H. R. 1048 by Baumgartner (R-WA) DETERRENT Act of…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ct (HR 14/S 2523) Support the Equal Rights Amendment Support the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (HR 51) Oppose the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (HR 28) Support the Ranked Choice Voting Act (HR 6589) Support the Fair Representation Act (HR 4632) Oppose the SAVE America Act (HR 7296/S 3752), including its attac…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$410,000
Spent on own lobbying
…appropriate measures to guarantee civil rights and fair political representation to all Americans, Entirety Equality issues Family and Parent Engagement issues H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Monitor the following: H.R.7300, Make Elections Great Again, Entirety Election Security Grants in the Fis…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$410,000
Spent on own lobbying
…aprofessionals and teacher pay S.2481, Pay Teachers Act, Entirety H.R.7032/S.2451, Pay Para Professional and Support Staff Act, Entirety Monitor the following: H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding H.R.6718 Professional Student Degre…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$670,000
Spent on own lobbying
…R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. H.R. 12-Womens Health Protection Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. H.R. 28-Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. H.R. 2487-Transgender Health Care Access Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. H.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
YWCA USA · lobbying firm or registrant: YWCA USA
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 19, 2026 · issue area: Education
$79,538
Spent on own lobbying
…and infrastructure. In opposition to federal funding reductions, freezes or changes to the Child Care Development Block Grant and Head Start. In opposition to H.R. 28 and S. 9, The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 which mandates that sex, for participation in athletic programs or activities designated for…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BIG 12 CONFERENCE · lobbying firm or registrant: KIT BOND STRATEGIES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Education
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…teurism, and employee status; S.4668, H.R. 9137 Protect College Sports Act; H. Res. 47/S. Res. 44, Concerning the NCAA Policy for Eligibility in Womens Sports; H.R. 28, S. 9, Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act; H.R. 1183/S. 543, Fair Play for Women Act; S 955, H.R. 3976, NCAA Accountability Act of 2025; H.R. 1552, Pr…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · lobbying firm or registrant: HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$223,727
Spent on own lobbying
…Stop the Invasion of Womens Spaces Act H.Res. 47; S. Res. 22: Concerning the National Collegiate Athletic Association policy for eligibility in women's sports. H.R. 28; S. 9: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 S. 74: Fair Play for Girls Act S. Res. 21: A resolution designating October 10, 2025 as American Gir…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE EDUCATION TRUST · lobbying firm or registrant: THE EDUCATION TRUST
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 14, 2026 · issue area: Education
$78,200
Spent on own lobbying
…be a specific bill number introduced for the bill yet with some activities related to the Senate Amendment to H.Con.Res 14 Letter to Congress in opposition to H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, Signed letters in support of/opposition Letter to Congress in support of both H.R. 2682, the STOP Bullying Ac…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION CTW-CLC · lobbying firm or registrant: SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION CTW-CLC
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · amended · posted Jul 9, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$286,000
Spent on own lobbying
Opposing HR 28, S.9/"Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act." Advocating for democracy reforms that make elections more transparent, get more people involved in the poli…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
YWCA USA · lobbying firm or registrant: YWCA USA
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Jun 24, 2026 · issue area: Education
$88,140
Spent on own lobbying
…and infrastructure. In opposition to federal funding reductions, freezes or changes to the Child Care Development Block Grant and Head Start. In opposition to H.R. 28 and S. 9, The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 which mandates that sex, for participation in athletic programs or activities designated for…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$490,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ety Online and Social Media platform, K-12 related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act, Entirety Monitor the following: Family and Parent Engagement issues H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$490,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Technical Education related issues S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act Monitor the following: Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt collection H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Artificial Intelligence Education Act Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and fundi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$130,000
Spent on own lobbying
…cies Appropriations Act, 2026 S. 3589 by Banks (R-IN) RISE Act S. 1296 by Tillis (R-NC) DETERRENT Act S.3627 by Moody (R-FL) Pregnant Students Rights Act House H.R. 28 by Steube (R-FL) Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 H.R. 801 by Moore (R-UT) Charitable Act H. R. 1048 by Baumgartner (R-WA) DETERRENT Act of…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BIG 12 CONFERENCE · lobbying firm or registrant: KIT BOND STRATEGIES
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…affecting name, image and likeness (NIL), amateurism, and employee status; H. Res. 47/S. Res. 44, Concerning the NCAA Policy for Eligibility in Womens Sports; H.R. 28, S. 9, Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act; H.R. 1183/S. 543, Fair Play for Women Act; S 955, H.R. 3976, NCAA Accountability Act of 2025; H.R. 1552, Pr…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$720,000
Spent on own lobbying
…R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. H.R. 12-Womens Health Protection Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. H.R. 28-Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. H.R. 2487-Transgender Health Care Access Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. H.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing