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Chairwoman Foxx Celebrates Reintroduction of Rep. Steube's Bill to Save Women's Sports

Press Release

Date: Feb. 1, 2023
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Women Arts, Entertainment, and History

Today, on National Girls and Women in Sports Day, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) celebrated the reintroduction of the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. The legislation, authored by Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) and cosponsored by Chairwoman Foxx, allows women and girls a fair playing field by ensuring that school athletics comply with the intent of Title IX to protect individuals from sex discrimination based on the person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth. This bill ensures that biological females compete against other biological females in women's sports sponsored by entities receiving federal education funding.

"I refuse to sacrifice the safety of girls and women on the field and in the locker room to the woke Left. The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023 will restore the safety, privacy, and opportunities of women and girls in sports. Our nation passed Title IX 50 years ago to give women equal access to education and athletic opportunities. This revolutionized women's sports. Moving backward is not an option. We must honor the original intent of Title IX," said Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC).

"Allowing biological males to participate in women's sports is a complete affront to the hardworking women and girls who have spent their lives training to achieve their dreams. It's simple: biological males have no place in women's sports," said Rep. Steube. "Last Spring, Sarasota's own, Emma Weyant, was robbed of her NCAA Championship in the 500 Freestyle by a biological male, Lia Thomas. Floridians and Americans across the country are rightly outraged at what has become of women's sports. We've seen time and time again how the far left only favors fairness when it aligns with their woke agenda. That's why today, I'm pleased reintroduce legislation that ensures women and girls a fair playing field in competitive sports."


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