Bill · H.Res. 536· House(119-HRES-536)
Supporting the designation of the week including June 23, 2025, as "National Women's Sports Week" to celebrate the anniversary of the passage of title IX and the growth of women's sports.
- Introduced
- 6/23/2025
- Last activity
- 6/23/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Sponsored by
- Claudia Tenney
- Cosponsors
- - 4 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.
What this bill would do
This resolution supports designating the week of June 23, 2025, as "National Women's Sports Week." The week is intended to celebrate the anniversary of Title IX and the resulting growth in women's sports. It recognizes how Title IX has expanded athletic opportunities for women and girls. The resolution also highlights the importance of maintaining single-sex competitions to ensure fairness and safety. Additionally, it supports programs that honor female athletes, coaches, and parents. Finally, it encourages legislative efforts aimed at protecting single-sex sports.
Yes
Would women be better off under this?+7
The resolution celebrates and seeks to protect the unique athletic opportunities and fairness for women.
Does this narrow the gap between how men and women are treated?+5
The resolution promotes female athletic opportunities through the celebration of Title IX.
The opposite
Would LGBTQ people be better off under this?-5
The resolution explicitly targets the exclusion of transgender women from women's sports categories.
Does this expand the rights of LGBTQ people?-5
The resolution specifically opposes the inclusion of transgender women in female sports categories.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Celebrating Expansion of Opportunities: The resolution recognizes the "incredible expansion of opportunities for female athletes" since the enactment of Title IX (Section 1, A).
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Honoring Support Systems: The proposed observance includes activities to "celebrate the contributions of individual female athletes" and "honor the coaches and parents who support female athletes in the United States" (Section 2, A, i-ii).
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Promoting Equal Access: The resolution aims to "promote equal access to athletic opportunities for members of both sexes" (Section 2, A, iii).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Exclusion from Sports: The resolution states that "providing equal athletic opportunities in sports to women is impossible without single-sex teams and competitions reserved exclusively for female athletes" (Whereas clause), which implies that granting access to men claiming to be women negates the benefits of Title IX.
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Impact on Competitive Fairness: The text asserts that without competitions based on biological sex, "men will dominate competitive sports where size, strength, and speed are factors, depriving female athletes of athletic and academic opportunities" (Whereas clause).
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Safety Concerns: The resolution notes that "biological differences between men and women have led to women being injured by men competing in women's sports" (Whereas clause).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Women+7Good For L G B T Q Community-5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Gender Equality+5Improves L G B T Q Rights-5
- 6/24/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/23/2025
- Submitted in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
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