Text of US HB 6728 (2023)
Save Women’s Sports Act of 2023
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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 6728
To require public school, and public institution of higher education, athletic
teams and clubs to be designated for membership based on biological
sex, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Mrs. MCCLAIN (for herself, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. HIGGINS of
Louisiana, Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. SESSIONS,
Mrs. LUNA, Mr. FRY, Ms. MACE, and Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To require public school, and public institution of higher
education, athletic teams and clubs to be designated for
membership based on biological sex, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Save Women’s Sports
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Act of 2023’’.
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SEC. 2. REQUIRED DESIGNATION OF SCHOOL ATHLETIC
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TEAMS.
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(a) TYPES OF DESIGNATIONS.—An intercollegiate,
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intramural, or club athletic team or sport that is spon-
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sored by a public school, or a public institution of higher
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education, or that is a competing team or sport sponsored
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by a non-public school or institution, and that receives
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Federal financial assistance, shall be expressly designated
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as, and composed of students of, only 1 of the following
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categories of team or club members based on biological
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sex at birth:
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(1) Males.
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(2) Females.
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(3) Coed members described in paragraphs (1)
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and (2).
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(b) REQUIREMENT.—The membership of athletic
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teams or sports designated only for females shall only be
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open to biological females at birth.
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SEC. 3. PENALTY.
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All Federal financial assistance shall be terminated
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for a failure to comply with section 2.
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