[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 20 (Monday, February 5, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H394]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          WEDNESDAY IS NATIONAL GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SPORTS DAY

  (Mr. ROSE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROSE. Mr. Speaker, Wednesday is National Girls and Women in 
Sports Day, a time to highlight House Republicans' efforts to protect 
the right of women to compete against other athletes on an equal 
footing.
  Last April, Republicans passed the Protection of Women and Girls in 
Sports Act of 2023. It makes clear that allowing a biological male to 
compete in a sport designated for women or girls is a violation of 
Title IX. The bill requires schools to only recognize a person's 
reproductive biological sex at birth when determining athletic 
eligibility.
  It is simple: If you were born a biological male, you compete against 
biological males. In fact, the vast majority of Tennesseans call that 
common sense.
  This weekend, my family and I attended a Lady Vols basketball game. 
It reminded me of how proud I am to fight to prevent them from ever 
having to compete unfairly against biological men.

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