Concerning the National Collegiate Athletic Association policy for eligibility in women’s sports.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This House Resolution expresses the opinion of the House of Representatives regarding transgender athlete eligibility in collegiate women's sports. It is a non-binding resolution that urges the NCAA to revoke its current transgender student-athlete policy and adopt biological sex-based eligibility requirements across all sports divisions.
Who Benefits and How
Female student athletes would benefit if the NCAA adopts the recommended policies, as they would compete exclusively against other biological females. Advocates for sex-based sports categories gain political support for their position, with the House officially endorsing their stance on competitive fairness in women's athletics.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The NCAA and its member conferences face political pressure to overhaul their current eligibility policies. Transgender female athletes (those assigned male at birth who identify as female) would be barred from competing on women's teams if these recommendations were adopted. All sports-governing bodies in the United States are called upon to implement similar restrictions.
Key Provisions
- Calls on the NCAA to revoke its current transgender student-athlete eligibility policy
- Urges the NCAA to forbid transgender-identifying males from competing on women's sports rosters or in any collegiate competition
- Requests that the NCAA require member conferences to adopt biological sex-based eligibility criteria across all sports and divisions
- Calls on all U.S. sports-governing bodies to protect women's sports categories for biological women and girls
- This is a non-binding resolution expressing the sense of the House, not a law with enforcement mechanisms
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill aims to protect the integrity of collegiate women's sports by advocating for policies that prevent transgender-identifying males from competing on women's sports rosters or in any collegiate competition. It urges the NCAA and other governing bodies to adopt biological sex-based eligibility criteria across all sports divisions.
Key Policy Areas
Sports, Gender Equality, Education
Primary Purpose
This bill aims to protect the integrity of collegiate women's sports by advocating for policies that prevent transgender-identifying males from competing on women's sports rosters or in any collegiate competition. It urges the NCAA and other governing bodies to adopt biological sex-based eligibility criteria across all sports divisions.
Policy Domains
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Steube (for himself, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Moore of West …
Stakeholder Effects
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NCAA member conferences and sports-governing bodies
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Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
National Collegiate Athletic Association, the governing body for collegiate sports in the United States.
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