{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://cline.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1203", "Rep. Ben Cline Votes to Protect the Integrity of Womens Sports", "2023-04-21", "2023", "2023-04", "Republican", "House", "VA", "Ben Cline", "C001118", "cline.house.gov", "cline", "https://cline.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "Today, Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023 (H.R. 734). This legislation, which Rep. Cline cosponsored, ensures that biological males are prohibited from competing in athletic programs that are designated for biological females.\n\n\u201cThe Radical Left\u2019s blatant disregard for Title IX is a direct attack against female athletes who train so hard to compete and win,\u201d said Cline. \u201cDespite the clear scientific evidence of physical differences between men and women, the Left continues to pander to a woke political agenda as female athletes lose out on medals and scholarships to biological men. That\u2019s wrong, which is why I\u2019m proud to join my colleagues in passing this legislation to preserve the legacy of Title IX and ensure female athletes a fair playing field in competitive sports.\u201d\n\nThe Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023:\n\nClarifies that a recipient of federal education funding violates Title IX\u2019s prohibition against sex discrimination if the recipient operates, sponsors, or facilitates athletic programs or activities and allows a person whose sex is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for women and girls.\n\nStates that the qualifications of \u201csex\u201d are based on an individual\u2019s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.\n\nClarifies that the bill\u2019s provisions do not prohibit schools or institutions from permitting males to practice against women\u2019s sports teams, protecting the long-standing routine of some women\u2019s athletic programs of practicing or scrimmaging against males.\n\nFor more information, click here.\n\nCongressman Ben Cline represents the Sixth Congressional District of Virginia. He previously was an attorney in private practice and served both as an assistant prosecutor and Member of the Virginia House of Delegates. Cline and his wife, Elizabeth, live in Botetourt County with their two children.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T23:44:29Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://cline.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1203"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8067591115832329, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}