[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 700 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 700

 Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the enactment of Title IX of the 
  Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination on the 
   basis of sex in Federally funded education programs or activities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 21, 2012

Ms. Slaughter submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
              the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the enactment of Title IX of the 
  Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination on the 
   basis of sex in Federally funded education programs or activities.

Whereas title IX is intended to ensure equity for women and girls by barring 
        recipients of Federal education funding from discriminating on the basis 
        of sex in--

    (1) student admissions;

    (2) recruitment;

    (3) scholarship awards and tuition assistance;

    (4) housing;

    (5) access to courses and other academic offerings;

    (6) counseling;

    (7) financial assistance;

    (8) employment assistance to students;

    (9) health and insurance benefits and services; and

    (10) all aspects of education-related employment;

Whereas title IX is most well known for prohibiting discrimination against women 
        in sports;
Whereas the benefits of participation in athletics are clear, with research 
        showing that student athletes--

    (1) graduate at higher rates;

    (2) perform better in school;

    (3) are less likely to use drugs and alcohol, smoke; and

    (4) are less likely to develop mental illness or obesity;

Whereas adolescent females are twice as likely as adolescent males to suffer 
        from depression, but studies have proven that athletic females have 
        higher confidence, better self-images, and lower levels of depressions, 
        which helps them succeed throughout their lives;
Whereas a majority of women identified as key leaders in Fortune 500 companies 
        participated in sports;
Whereas the parents of young girls have testified before Congress that it is 
        equally important to them to coach their daughters in youth sports as it 
        is to coach their sons;
Whereas when the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare issued the first 
        policy guidance regarding title IX and athletics, the agency 
        specifically noted that ``on most campuses, the primary problem 
        confronting female athletes is the absence of a fair and adequate level 
        of resources, services, and benefits'';
Whereas since title IX was enacted, the number of women competing in college 
        sports has soared by more than 600 percent, while the number of high 
        school girls competing in sports increased by over 1,000 percent; and
Whereas as a result of title IX, countless women who may not have otherwise been 
        able to pursue higher education have had the opportunity to attend 
        college because of athletic scholarships: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes the 40th 
anniversary of title IX as landmark legislation that has--
            (1) allowed women to realize vast intellectual, cultural, 
        and athletic opportunities throughout the United States;
            (2) has contributed to the overall health and well-being of 
        women; and
            (3) has contributed to the advancement of women in every 
        field from athletics to business to science and technology.
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