The legislation simply states that educational institutions receiving Title IX funds, which were designed to ensure equity in women's sports, cannot "permit a person whose sex is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designed for women or girls." JDFI applauds this commonsense legislative action to protect female athletes.
The bill was introduced by Rep. Greg Steube, a Florida Republican, and has over 90 co-sponsors. It was approved by the House Education and Workforce Committee by a vote of 25 to 17 with every Republican voting for it and only Democrats voting against it.
Please call the Capitol Hill Switchboard at 202-224-3121 and ask for your congressman's office. Tell your congressman to vote "yes" on H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. Let's not allow the current administration to erase what it means to be a woman!
