Newhouse Votes to Protect Women in Sports

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement after voting to pass the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025out of the House of Representatives.

"There is no excuse for a biological man being allowed to compete against a biological woman in athletic competitions. Outside of the disgrace for fairness and danger it poses to sports, accepting this idea fails women and girls who work hard to achieve excellence in their sport. I am proud to support this bill to put an end to this unacceptable concept," said Rep. Newhouse.

This legislation provides women and girls equal opportunity in athletics and a fair playing field by ensuring that females compete against other females in women's athletic activities.

The bill requires Title IX to treat sex, for purposes of athletic activities, as "recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth" and bans recipients of federal funding from operating, sponsoring, or facilitating athletic programs that permit a male to participate in a women's sporting event.

Full bill text can be found here.(link is external)

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