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US HR4363

US HR4363
Defend Girls Athletics Act


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Introduced
07/14/2025
In Committee
07/14/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

119th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To require elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education to ensure biological fairness in women’s sports as a condition of receiving Federal funds, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill, called the "Defend Girls Athletics Act", requires elementary schools, secondary schools, and higher education institutions to ensure "biological fairness" in women's sports as a condition for receiving federal funding. Specifically, schools and colleges must comply with Executive Order 14201, which aims to prevent transgender athletes assigned male at birth from participating in women's sports. Local educational agencies must annually certify their compliance by August 15, and state educational agencies must report non-compliant agencies to the federal Secretary of Education by September 15. For schools that violate these requirements, the Secretary can direct them to return unobligated federal funds and make them ineligible for future federal educational funding. Similarly, for higher education institutions, failure to comply means losing access to federal funds, including student loan programs. Institutions must certify their compliance by July 1 each year, and non-compliant colleges will be required to return unobligated funds and be barred from participating in federal educational programs until they meet the requirements. The bill effectively ties federal education funding to strict enforcement of gender-segregated sports based on biological sex at birth.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (57)

Andy Barr (R)* Tom Barrett (R),  Aaron Bean (R),  Stephanie Bice (R),  Andy Biggs (R),  Sheri Biggs (R),  Vern Buchanan (R),  Ken Calvert (R),  Buddy Carter (R),  Andrew Clyde (R),  Mike Collins (R),  Dan Crenshaw (R),  Byron Donalds (R),  Jake Ellzey (R),  Brad Finstad (R),  Brandon Gill (R),  Michael Guest (R),  Brett Guthrie (R),  Mike Haridopolos (R),  Mark Harris (R),  Diana Harshbarger (R),  Clay Higgins (R),  Ashley Hinson (R),  Erin Houchin (R),  Wesley Hunt (R),  Ronny Jackson (R),  John James (R),  Nick LaLota (R),  Barry Loudermilk (R),  Anna Luna (R),  Nancy Mace (R),  Lisa McClain (R),  Addison McDowell (R),  John McGuire (R),  Mark Messmer (R),  Mary Miller (R),  John Moolenaar (R),  Barry Moore (R),  Tim Moore (R),  Troy Nehls (R),  Ralph Norman (R),  Jimmy Patronis (R),  John Rose (R),  Michael Rulli (R),  Keith Self (R),  Pete Sessions (R),  Jefferson Shreve (R),  Chris Smith (R),  Pete Stauber (R),  Marlin Stutzman (R),  Claudia Tenney (R),  Beth Van Duyne (R),  Randy Weber (R),  Daniel Webster (R),  Roger Williams (R),  Rudy Yakym (R),  Ryan Zinke (R), 

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. (on 07/14/2025)

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