[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 66 (Thursday, April 20, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D356]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 61 public bills, H.R. 2733-
2793; and 7 resolutions, H. Res. 310-316, were introduced. 
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Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Flood to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 9:35 a.m. and reconvened at 10 a.m. 
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  Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023: The House passed 
H.R. 734, to amend the Education Amendments of 1972 to provide that for 
purposes of determining compliance with title IX of such Act in 
athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's 
reproductive biology and genetics at birth, by a yea-and-nay vote of 
219 yeas to 203 nays, Roll No. 192. Consideration began yesterday, 
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  Pages H1890-93, H1893-96
  Rejected the Balint motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce by a yea-and-nay vote of 204 yeas to 218 
nays, Roll No. 191.                                      
Pages H1894-95
  Agreed to:
  Ogles amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 118-37) that clarifies 
that the term ``athletic programs and activities'' includes any 
activities a recipient chooses to restrict only to members of a team; 
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Pages H1892-93
  Mace amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 118-37) that requires the 
Comptroller General shall carry out a study to determine the meaning of 
the phrase `any other benefit' as used in subsection (d)(3) by looking 
at the adverse psychological, developmental, participatory, and 
sociological results to girls of allowing males to compete, be members 
of a sports team, or participants in athletic programs, that are 
designed for girls, including hostile environment creation, sexual 
assault, and sexual harassment (by a recorded vote of 216 ayes to 205 
noes, Roll No. 190).                                     
Pages H1893-94
  H. Res. 298, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 734) and 
the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 42) was agreed to Tuesday, April 18th.
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 24th. 
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H1893-94, 
H1894-95, and H1895-96.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 12:46 p.m.