[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 406 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 406

Celebrating the accomplishments of title IX of the Education Amendments 
  of 1972, also known as the Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in 
 Education Act, and recognizing the need to continue pursuing the goal 
           of educational opportunities for women and girls.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 15, 2007

Ms. Hirono (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Andrews, Ms. 
Baldwin, Ms. Bean, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Biggert, 
Mrs. Bono, Mr. Boswell, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mrs. 
Capps, Ms. Carson, Ms. Castor, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Cohen, 
 Mr. Conyers, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
   DeLauro, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Ellsworth, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
   Etheridge, Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. 
   Gillibrand, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hare, Ms. 
Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hodes, 
 Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kagen, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy, 
Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, 
Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mrs. 
 Lowey, Mr. Mahoney of Florida, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Matsui, 
 Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. McDermott, 
Mr. Mica, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. 
Moran of Virginia, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of 
 Pennsylvania, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, 
    Mr. Olver, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
Perlmutter, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
   Rush, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
 California, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. 
  Shea-Porter, Mr. Sires, Mr. Skelton, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
Stark, Ms. Sutton, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Towns, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
 Van Hollen, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Waters, 
Ms. Watson, Mr. Welch of Vermont, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Yarmuth) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                         on Education and Labor

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Celebrating the accomplishments of title IX of the Education Amendments 
  of 1972, also known as the Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in 
 Education Act, and recognizing the need to continue pursuing the goal 
           of educational opportunities for women and girls.

Whereas 35 years ago, on June 23, 1972, the Education Amendments of 1972 
        containing title IX was signed into law by the President;
Whereas Representatives Patsy T. Mink and Edith Green led the successful fight 
        in Congress to pass this legislation;
Whereas title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in the 
        administration of any education program receiving Federal financial 
        assistance;
Whereas remarkable gains have been made to ensure equal opportunity for women 
        and girls under the inspiration and mandate of title IX;
Whereas title IX serves as the nondiscrimination principle in education;
Whereas title IX has moved this Nation closer to the fulfillment of access and 
        opportunities for women and girls in all aspects of life;
Whereas title IX has increased educational opportunities for women and girls, 
        resulting in improved graduation rates, increased access to professional 
        schools and nontraditional fields of study, and improved employment 
        opportunities;
Whereas title IX has increased opportunities for women and girls in sports, 
        leading to greater access to competitive sports, and building strong 
        values such as teamwork, leadership, discipline, work ethic, self-
        sacrifice, pride in accomplishment, and strength of character;
Whereas on October 29, 2002, title IX was named the ``Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal 
        Opportunity in Education Act'' in recognition of Representative Mink's 
        heroic, visionary, and tireless leadership in developing and winning 
        passage of title IX; and
Whereas 35 years of progress under title IX is widely acknowledged, but because 
        women continue to earn less for work than men with the same educational 
        background; sexual harassment remains pervasive in schools and on 
        college campuses; women and girls face substantial barriers in pursuing 
        high-wage fields such as science, technology, engineering, and math; and 
        women and girls' sports teams do not receive an equal share of 
        resources, including fewer recruiting and scholarship dollars at the 
        college level; and athletic participation opportunities still lag behind 
        those provided for men, there is still much work to be done if the 
        promise of title IX is to be fulfilled: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That the House of Representatives celebrates--
            (1) the accomplishments of title IX of the Education 
        Amendments of 1972, also known as the Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal 
        Opportunity in Education Act, in increasing opportunities for 
        women and girls in all facets of education; and
            (2) the magnificent accomplishments of women and girls in 
        sports.
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