Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025

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Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which ensures fairness and safety in girls athletics.

For the past 4 years, the Biden-Harris administration and congressional Democrats have made it very clear: They want men competing against our daughters and granddaughters. They want to force schools to allow biological males to share private spaces with biological females and compete in women's sports. That is wrong.

In fact, the vast majority of Americans agree that men do not belong in women's sports or in women's locker rooms.

Ask working-class Americans if Michael Phelps should have swum the women's 200-meter freestyle. The answer is no.

That is why we must protect women's sports, and under President-elect Trump's leadership we are already fulfilling that promise.

This week, the House of Representatives will stand with all young women and girls who deserve to have the opportunity to compete safely and fairly.

As a grandfather to six wonderful, capable granddaughters, this is important to me. This bill will safeguard and uphold the integrity and safety of women's sports and the true intention of Title IX, allowing all women the opportunity to achieve excellence in sports.

I commend Representative Steube for working on this issue, and I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.

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