Bill · H.R. 4363· House(119-HR-4363)

Defend Girls Athletics Act

Age: 53 years

Kentucky

Introduced: 7/14/2025
Last activity: 7/14/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Sponsored by: Andy Barr
Cosponsors: - 57 - 0

Education

Introduced
In Committee

What this bill would do

The bill, called the "Defend Girls Athletics Act," aims to ensure "biological fairness" in women's sports. It requires schools and higher education institutions to comply with Executive Order 14201, which relates to keeping men out of women's sports, as a condition of receiving federal funds. Non-compliant institutions could lose funding.

Yes

Would women be better off under this?+2
The bill is intended to ensure fairness in women's sports.
Does this narrow the gap between how men and women are treated?+2
The bill aims to ensure that biological females can participate in sports without competition from biological males.
Does this give the federal government more power?+1
The bill increases federal power by mandating compliance with an executive order for schools to receive federal funding.

The opposite· 3 of 10

Would LGBTQ people be better off under this?-7
This bill could be detrimental to the LGBTQ community, especially transgender individuals, as it aims to restrict participation in sports based on biological sex assigned at birth.
Does this expand the rights of LGBTQ people?-7
The bill could negatively impact LGBTQ rights, specifically transgender students, by preventing them from participating in sports consistent with their gender identity.
Would children be better off under this?-1
Children in schools that lose funding may be negatively impacted.