Two Democrats voted with Republicans to pass the bill.
On Tuesday, the House passed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025, with all but two Democrats voting against the bill or casting a present vote.
216 Republicans voted for the bill, while 206 Democrats voted against it. Two Democrats voted for the bill and one Democrat voted “present.”
The bill, HR 28, prohibits schools that receive federal funding from allowing a biological male to participate in athletic programs or activities designated for women and girls.
The bill amends Title IX to read, “It shall be a violation of subsection (a) for a recipient of Federal financial assistance who operates, sponsors, or facilitates an athletic program or activity to permit a person whose sex is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for…
