[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E74]
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   OPPOSITION TO H.R. 28, PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SPORTS ACT

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                             HON. AL GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 28, 2025

  Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, and still I rise. I rise today in 
strong opposition to H.R. 28, the misnomered ``Protection of Women and 
Girls in Sports Act.'' Regrettably, without strong language banning 
demeaning, unclad body searches, this legislation will not prevent 
perverted personalities from developing reprehensible ``show me your 
private'' rules. This legislation requires that ``sex shall be 
recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics 
at birth.'' However, it is sadly silent as to how that requirement 
shall be validated. As numerous women's and girls' rights organizations 
have noted, the lack of guidance in this legislation could lead schools 
to adopt intrusive and humiliating examination practices to verify 
students' sex. Due to the lack of protections against invasive 
examinations of students' private areas, I oppose this legislation.

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