{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-republicans-pass-bill-protect-womens-sports", "House Republicans Pass Bill to Protect Women\u2019s Sports", "2025-01-14", "2025", "2025-01", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 The Biden administration\u2019s effort to fundamentally rewrite the very meaning and purpose of Title IX would threaten the integrity and safety of women\u2019s sports nationwide by allowing men and boys to compete alongside women and girls. These actions have undermined decades of progress and robbed female athletes of fair competition and opportunity. From high school gymnasiums to collegiate arenas, anti-women policies endanger players and jeopardize hard-earned championship prospects. The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025, introduced by Representative Greg Steube (FL-17) and cosponsored by Congresswoman Hageman, will restore fairness to female athletics by establishing commonsense definitions for sports eligibility and deny federal funding to any organizations that violate these standards.\n\nCongresswoman Harriet Hageman voiced her support for this bill: \u201cAs one of the first generations to benefit from Title IX, I want all girls to have the same opportunity to safely participate in athletics. The ideological war on womanhood completely disregards biological facts, putting our daughters in danger on courts, fields, and tracks. This isn\u2019t progress\u2014it\u2019s insanity. The left\u2019s anti-woman agenda is a slap in the face to every female who has trained, sacrificed, and excelled in their sport and the generations who fought to give them that opportunity. The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act is a commonsense solution to ensure fairness, safety, and respect for biological realities. Republicans will not back down in this fight to protect our daughters and their futures.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 establishes clear definitions for sports participation based on biological sex at birth. It prohibits federal funding for schools or athletic programs that allow biological males to compete in female categories. With Republican majorities in Congress and support from President Trump, this legislation is poised to defend the rights of women and girls across the nation.\n\n###\n\nContact: Esteban Elizondo, Communications Director", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T17:10:36Z"]], "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://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-republicans-pass-bill-protect-womens-sports"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8190637454390526, "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"}