Commemorating the bicentennial of the Texas Ranger Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety, the oldest State law enforcement agency in North America, and honoring the men and women, past and present, of the Texas Rangers.

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak in strong opposition to H.J. Res. 165, a Congressional Review Act resolution to repeal the Biden- Harris administration's Title IX rule.

The administration's final Title IX rule does three things. First, it safeguards against all forms of sex-based harassment and discrimination by making several improvements to the 2020 Trump administration's Title IX rule. These include requiring schools to take prompt and effective acts to address sexual harassment as opposed to the lax Trump standard that a school's response just not be deliberately indifferent.

The new rule places the duty to report possible discrimination on more employees, in contrast to the old rule, which only required some employees to report when they had actual, not possible, knowledge of sexual discrimination or assault, and it recognizes that discrimination based on sex includes discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity following Supreme Court precedent.

Second, the Title IX rule promotes accountability and fairness in how schools respond to and discipline sex-based discrimination by mandating that schools handle complaints in a timely manner and implement a fair and transparent process.

Finally, this rule empowers students and families to exercise their rights under Title IX. The administration's Title IX rule explicitly protects sexual assault survivors and people affected by discrimination from retaliation for seeking to have their Title IX rights enforced.

Further, the rule guarantees access to supportive services for survivors of sexual assault and accused individuals and, despite what my colleagues repeatedly claim--I thought I was in the wrong debate for a minute--this rule does not address students' participation in sports.

This false narrative follows the many attacks against the LGBTQI+ community in this House and State legislatures across the country. We have had more than 60 anti-LGBTQI+ votes on the House floor this Congress, and it is a distraction to claim that this rule harms women in sports.

For example, the Department has not issued a separate proposed rule to address athletics. They are working on it, but it has not been finalized. That is not the debate we are having today.

Let me be clear: Trans girls like all girls deserve the opportunity to participate on school sports teams, but my colleagues across the aisle keep talking about athletics because they don't want to admit the truth behind this resolution. The resolution is an attempt to undermine nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQI+ students. LGBTQI students, including trans students, deserve to go to school free from discrimination, and that is what this rule is about.

It is not about bathrooms. In fact, the real risk of violence occurs when transgender people are barred from using the appropriate facility. Transgender people experience shockingly high rates of sexual and physical violence and are much more likely to be a victim than a perpetrator.

I am also extremely concerned about the false narrative that my colleagues have invented to portray trans individuals as criminals attempting to enter restrooms to harm others. That is not supported by evidence or data.

Transgender people want the same thing everyone else wants: safety, comfort, and privacy. We must work to protect the transgender community from discrimination and stop the false narratives that exacerbate and encourage prejudice against innocent people.

This bill is particularly extreme because passing it would prevent any substantially similar rule from being enacted on these issues in the future. Voting for this bill would prohibit protections for sexual assault survivors and protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in schools that receive Federal funding.

If Republicans truly cared about protecting women and children, they would stop this prejudiced rhetoric and take action on bills that would actually protect women from discrimination and harassment and defend women's reproductive healthcare, make childcare more affordable, and preserve opportunities in workplaces for all parents, especially women.

Instead, this joint resolution is another attempt to undercut this administration's efforts to empower survivors and protect all Americans from discrimination.

I do want to note that this is another plank in the extremist Project 2025 takeover of government that will sanction discrimination and strip Americans of their rights and freedoms. That is on page 333 if you are looking for it.

I also note that yesterday my Republican colleagues were supporting dignity for dishwashers. I implore all of you to show some dignity to the LGBTQI students who just want to go to school and learn free from discrimination. Show some dignity to the girls and women who survive sexual assault and deserve justice.

Madam Speaker, for these reasons and others, I encourage all of my colleagues to vote ``no,'' and I reserve the balance of my time.

Madam Speaker, I will note that the Bostock case did not expressly rule, but they did not say it does not apply. The issue is not before them, and that is why several courts have actually extended the ruling from Bostock to other civil rights laws.

Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Hawaii (Ms. Tokuda).

Madam Speaker, I yield an additional 20 seconds to the gentlewoman from Hawaii.

Madam Speaker, in making these important decisions, it is important to rely on experts like child psychiatrists and pediatricians.

I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. Jayapal), my colleague from the Education and the Workforce Committee.

Madam Speaker, before yielding to Mr. Takano, I reiterate that this rule is not about athletics. There is a separate rule being drafted about addressing athletics. This is not it.

Also, I am concerned about the scare tactics that are being used. Studies show that allowing trans people to use facilities consistent with their gender identity does not result in increased safety risks. Nondiscrimination laws do not allow men to go into women's bathrooms, period. The claim that allowing transgender people to use facilities that match the gender they live every day allows men into women's bathrooms or women into men's bathrooms is based on a flawed understanding of what it means to be a transgender person or a misrepresentation of the law. The real risk occurs when transgender people are barred from using the appropriate facilities.

Madam Speaker, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano), my colleague from the Education and the Workforce Committee.

Madam Speaker, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Scott), the ranking member of the full committee.

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

I just want to point out that it is definitely not the first time that the definition of discrimination based on sex included sexual orientation and gender identity, because Trump-appointed Justice Neil Gorsuch did exactly that in the Bostock v. Clayton County case.

I also note that in this resolution, they are saying it is going to hurt girls and women. It absolutely will not. It is going to strengthen protections for girls and women because it ensures colleges and universities properly address sexual violence, violence that disproportionately impacts girls and women. The rule clarifies protections for pregnant and parenting students, and the rule explicitly clarifies protections for the LGBTQI community, including lesbian, bisexual, and transgender girls and women.

As Representative Jayapal said, these rules and protections have been in effect in many States, and the sky is not falling. People are free from discrimination in those places.

Republicans are just repeating the lie that they are standing up for women to hide from the radical antiwomen agenda. You don't have to take our word for it. Leading gender justice organizations, like the National Women's Law Center, the American Association of University Women, and Girls Inc., all oppose this resolution to repeal the Title IX rule. That is why these groups, and more than 100 organizations working to advance gender justice, LGBTQI rights, civil rights, and student rights have written to Congress urging us to oppose this resolution.

Madam Speaker, I include in the Record a letter from the Coalition of Gender Justice, LGBTQI+ rights, civil rights, and student rights groups, opposing H.J. Res. 165.

June 13, 2024.

Re Coalition of Gender Justice, LGBTQI+ Rights, Civil Rights,

and Student Rights Groups Urges Members to Oppose H.J.

Res. 165

Dear Member of Congress: The undersigned organizations who

work to advance gender justice, LGBTQI+ rights, civil rights,

and student rights urge you to oppose H.J. Res. 165, and its

companion legislation in the Senate, which would undo the

U.S. Department of Education's recently published final rule

that strengthens Title IX's protections against sex-based

discrimination in federally funded schools. Not only would

H.J. Res. 165 overturn the entirety of the protections set

out in the rule, it would prevent any future effort to

reinstate any of these protections. This effort must be

rejected, as the U.S. Department of Education's recently

finalized rule reinforces and restores Title IX's

protections, ensuring that every student has the right to a

safe and welcoming learning environment, free from sex

discrimination, including LGBTQI+ students, survivors of

sexual assault and other sex-based harassment, and pregnant

and parenting students.

The updates clarify that Title IX protects against

discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender

identity. With a staggering 83% of LGBTQI+ youth reporting in

school victimization--and 62% of those who have faced

victimization never reporting an incident to school staff--

the Title IX updates will clarify remedies for students

facing all types of sex-based harassment and hold school

officials accountable for fostering safer school

environments. This regulatory clarification ensures that

LGBTQI+ youth will be able to equally participate in

educational opportunities, from being able to attend prom

with a date of their choice and wearing clothes that reflect

their gender expression to using a restroom that corresponds

with their gender identity.

We collectively reject the false narrative that equal

educational opportunity for transgender and non-binary

students undermines protections for cisgender girls and

women. Transgender women are women and transgender girls are

girls who deserve the full protection of federal civil rights

law. Policies that seek to undermine protections for

transgender women and girls--whether in accessing school

restrooms or playing sports--harm all women and girls by

allowing them to be subjected to unwarranted and

inappropriate scrutiny. This scrutiny also falls particularly

hard on women and girls of color who do not follow white

standards of womanhood, and any cisgender woman or girl who

fails to conform to sex-based stereotypes of femininity

because of how they look or act. Further, schools across the

country have had gender identity nondiscrimination policies

in place for years without any issue, and comprehensive

nondiscrimination policies that explicitly enumerate gender

identity are associated with safer school environments that

result in lower rates of discrimination. Such policies are

especially critical for sex-separated spaces such as

bathrooms and locker rooms. Transgender and nonbinary

students avoid sex-separated spaces at higher rates than

their LGBQ+ peers, and delayed use of bathrooms can result in

adverse impacts on a youth's physical and physiological

state, mental health, and academic success and attention at

school. Forcing transgender and nonbinary students into sex-

separated spaces that are inconsistent with their gender

identity may result in increased risk of bullying and

physical harassment. In fact, survivor-led organizations and

anti-sexual assault and domestic violence organizations

support full and equal access for transgender people to use

restrooms and locker rooms that align with their gender

identity.

Additionally, the Title IX rule reverses the Trump

administration's 2020 Title IX rule that significantly

weakened protections for student survivors seeking help in

the wake of their victimization and incentivize schools to

further sweep sexual harassment and assault under the rug.

Undoing the 2020 Title IX rule brings justice to survivors by

ensuring they are not denied their right to educational

opportunities in the wake of sexual assault or harassment.

The updates to the Title IX rule no longer allow schools to

ignore many reports of sexual assault and remove unfair

hurdles uniquely faced by student survivors in their schools'

investigations--hurdles that students and employees

complaining about any other type of misconduct do not have to

experience.

Lastly, the updates to the Title IX rule provide greater

clarity on pregnant and parenting students' rights, including

affirmative steps schools must take to ensure those students

are aware of their rights. Schools must provide reasonable

accommodations, such as the ability to take breaks and access

to a sanitary and private lactation room. According to the

CDC, roughly 50% of teenagers who become pregnant and give

birth withdraw from school and do not receive their high

school diplomas by age 22. Research indicates that

discrimination plays a major role in students having to

withdraw early from school, despite pregnant and parenting

students earning higher GPAs than their non-parenting peers.

These Title IX rule clarifications are much-needed to ensure

pregnant and parenting students have a right to equal

education opportunities.

Every student deserves to have an education free from

discrimination and harassment, including on the basis of sex.

We urge you to oppose H. Res. 165, and any efforts to

undermine this milestone rule that ensures equal educational

opportunity for LGBTQI+ students, survivors of sexual assault

and harassment, and pregnant and parenting students.

Sincerely,

A Better Balance, AFT, All* Above All, Alliance for Girls,

American Association of University Women, American Atheists,

American Humanist Association, American Psychological

Association, Arab American Institute (AAI), Ascend, Athlete

Ally, Autistic Self Advocacy Network, CA LGBTQ Health and

Human Services Network, Center for WorkLife Law, CenterLink:

The Community of LGBTQ Centers, Chicago Alliance Against

Sexual Exploitation (CAASE), Clearinghouse on Women's Issues,

Clery Center, Colorado Teen Parent Collaborative, Doctors for

America.

EdTrust, Education Law Center, Education Law Center

Pennsylvania, End Rape On Campus, Equal Rights Advocates,

Equality California, ERA Coalition, Esperanza United, Family

Equality, Feminist Majority Foundation, Generation Hope,

Girls Inc., GLAAD, GLSEN, Guttmacher Institute, Healthy Teen

Network, Human Rights Campaign, Human Rights First,

Immigration Equality, Institute for Women's Policy Research.

interACT: Advocates for Intersex Youth, Ipas, It's On Us,

Japanese American Citizens League, Jewish Women

International, Just Solutions, Justice and Joy National

Collaborative (formerly National Crittenton), Know Your IX,

Advocates for Youth, Legal Momentum, The Women's Legal

Defense and Education Fund, Los Angeles LGBT Center,

MomsRising, Monsoon Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity,

Movement Advancement Project, Mujeres Latinas en Accion,

National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, National

Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities,

National Association of Social Workers, National Center for

Lesbian Rights, National Center for Parent Leadership,

Advocacy, and Community Empowerment (National PLACE),

National Council of Jewish Women.

National Education Association, National Latina Institute

for Reproductive Justice, National LGBTQI+ Cancer Network,

National Organization for Women, National Women's Law Center,

National Women's Political Caucus, Network for Victim

Recovery of DC (NVRDC), Nevada Coalition to End Domestic and

Sexual Violence, PFLAG National, Population Institute, Public

Justice, Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly NARAL Pro-

Choice America), Rocky Mountain Victim Law Center, Sexual

Violence Prevention Association (SVPA), Silver State

Equality-Nevada, Stop Sexual Assault in Schools,

Supermajority, Tahirih Justice Center, The Trevor Project,

Trans Empowerment Project.

Trans Formations Project, Transgender Law Center, Ujima,

The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black

Community, UltraViolet, Victim Rights Law Center,

VOICEINSPORT Foundation, Women's March, Women's Sports

Foundation, YWCA USA.

Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

I just want to note that there are so many groups, domestic violence and sexual assault organizations, such as the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence, that have all signed onto a national consensus statement of anti-sexual assault and domestic violence in support of full and equal access for the transgender community.

They noted: Nondiscrimination laws do not allow men to go into women's restrooms or locker rooms, period. The claim that allowing transgender people to use the facilities that match the gender they live every day, that it allows men into women's bathrooms or women into men's, is based on a flawed understanding of what it means to be transgender.

I will note that out of approximately 110,000 collegiate athletes, there are approximately 35 who identify as transgender.

Nondiscrimination laws protecting transgender people have existed for a long time. In some cases, these protections have been in place for decades. The laws have protected people from discrimination without creating harm. None of those jurisdictions have seen a rise in sexual violence or other public safety issues due to nondiscrimination laws.

Assaulting another person in a restroom or a changing room or a locker room is against the law in every State, including under this rule.

I include in the Record a letter from the National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women in opposition to this resolution and in support of full and equal access for the transgender community.

National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence

Against Women,

April 21, 2016.

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

I just want to respond to ``the natural laws of this world.'' It is not a new concept. There are two-spirit people in Native-American culture. There are hijra people in South Asia and many more in Judaism. For example, the Talmud, the sacred text, lists six genders. The sky is not falling.

I also note that the gentleman referred to redefining ``sex'' to include sexual orientation and gender identity as some sort of novel or woke concept. I suggest you take that up with the Trump-appointed Justice Neil Gorsuch because he wrote the opinion making clear that sex discrimination includes discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

I include in the Record letters from the American Library Association, the National Education Association, and the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities. These three letters are all in opposition to H.J. Res. 165.

ALA American Library Association,

June 11, 2024.

Re H.J.Res. 165, Title IX rule disapproval--OPPOSE

Hon. Virginia Foxx,

Chairwoman, Committee on Education and the Workforce, US

House of Representatives.

Hon. Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott,

Ranking Member, Committee on Education and the Workforce, US

House of Representatives.

Dear Chairwoman Foxx and Ranking Member Scott: On behalf of

the American Library Association (ALA), I write to

respectfully oppose H.J. Res. 165, ``Providing for

congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United

States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of

Education relating to `Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex

in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal

Financial Assistance.' ''

The Department of Education's Title IX rule, issued April

29, 2024, applies the Supreme Court's ruling in Bostock v.

Clayton County, 590 U.S. 644 (2020), to codify that Title IX

prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation

or gender identity. By doing so, the rule clarifies that

recipients of Education Department funding may not

discriminate against LGBTQI+ library workers or students in

employment opportunities or the delivery of library services

(e.g., removal of library materials in a discriminatory

manner).

All Americans deserve equal opportunity in education,

employment, and the freedom to read. We urge Congress to

defend the rights of students and library workers by

rejecting H.J.Res. 165. If we can provide more information,

please contact Gavin Baker (gbaker@alawash.org).

Sincerely,

Alan S. Inouye, Ph.D., Senior Director, Public Policy &

Government Relations and Interim Associate Executive

Director, American Library Association.

Madam Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my time.

Madam Speaker, how much time do I have remaining.

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

I want to note in the big picture as we consider this conversation today, LGBTQ youth and trans youth are more likely to have experienced sexual violence than their straight counterparts.

Further, nearly 59 percent of LGBTQI+ students report experiencing discriminatory policies and practices at school, particularly those targeting students' gender and limiting their ability to participate in activities consistent with their gender identity.

Madam Speaker, 62 percent of LGBTQ students who were harassed or assaulted at school did not report the incident because they don't feel safe. This is creating hostile environments that are leading to adverse outcomes for LGBTQ students.

The report that I mentioned found that students who experienced discrimination and higher levels of victimization have higher dropout rates, lower academic performance, and increased mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation.

Madam Speaker, 68 percent of the students reported feeling unsafe at school because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or gender expression.

We should not be creating this hostile school climate that is making students feel unsafe because of who they are.

I want to again encourage my colleagues to think about the message that this is sending to students, that they do not belong, that they are not safe in their schools. This is the Education and the Workforce Committee. We should be making students feel safe, not making them feel threatened.

Madam Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my time.

Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time for the purpose of closing.

The Biden-Harris administration's Title IX rule is a necessary step in protecting all Americans from sex-based harassment and discrimination. It would uplift and empower survivors while holding schools accountable for their handling of these sensitive cases.

This Congressional Review Act that Republicans have put forward undermines the rights of survivors of sexual assault and advances a baseless, prejudiced narrative against LGBTQI+, especially transgender, individuals.

I am incredibly frustrated that Republicans are spending time obsessing over what bathroom is used instead of addressing the real problems faced by women and children.

I also include in the Record, Madam Speaker, a Statement of Administrative Policy providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5 of the United States Code. If this President were presented with H.J. Res. 165, he would veto it, and for good reason because this bill takes us back.

Statement of Administration Policy

H.J. Res. 165--Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department

of Education relating to ``Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance

The Administration strongly opposes H.J. Res. 165, which

would disapprove the Department of Education's rule, under

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, to restore and

strengthen vital nondiscrimination protections for students,

employees, and applicants in federally funded education

programs and activities.

Since Title IX was signed into law more than 50 years ago,

it has opened doors for generations of women and girls and

increased access to educational opportunities for millions of

students. Despite this progress, rates of sexual harassment

and assault in our nation's schools and colleges remain

unacceptably high. Many women see their education derailed

because of pregnancy discrimination. And many LGBTQI+

students face bullying and harassment just because of who

they are.

The Department's rule is critical to ensuring that no

person experiences sex discrimination at school. The rule

provides protection from sex-based harassment, including

sexual violence; promotes accountability and fundamental

fairness through a fair, transparent, and reliable process;

and ensures that students, employees, and families understand

their rights and that institutions know their

responsibilities. The rule also advances educational equity

by requiring schools that have knowledge of possible sex

discrimination in their education programs or activities to

take prompt and effective action to end the sex

discrimination, prevent its recurrence, and remedy its

effects. Passage of H.J. Res. 165 would eliminate these

critical protections that keep students safe and able to

realize their full potential.

The promise of Title IX--an education free from sex

discrimination--remains as vital now as it was when the law

was enacted. The Administration will continue to fight

tirelessly to realize this promise and achieve equal

opportunity for all students and all Americans.

If the President were presented with H.J. Res. 165, he

would veto it.

We have made progress in making every student feel safe and be safe in schools.

I once again encourage my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this harmful and extreme joint resolution for the sake of women, the LGBTQI community, and survivors across the Nation.

Again, Madam Speaker, yesterday we were talking about dignity for dishwashers. Please show some dignity for people who are being discriminated against because of who they are and who they love.

Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the joint resolution under consideration.

Madam Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 1341, I call up the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 165) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to ``Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance,'' and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Madam Speaker, I rise today to address the single most important issue for the next generation of daughters soon to enter the world of women's sports.

President Biden issued a final Title IX rule that would effectively end a woman's right to female-only organized athletics. The resolution up for debate today sponsored by the gentlewoman from Illinois (Mrs. Miller) would put a stop to it.

A woman's athletic journey starts at a young age. At the outset, it serves as a vital source of empowerment for young girls. Every young woman remembers gym class and the experience of getting hit with a rogue football or being caught in the middle of a boy-dominated dodge ball dispute. Even from a young age, the inherent value of female-only sports is readily apparent. Young girls grow together, learn from each other, and earn a unique sense of female camaraderie.

Then some women get the chance to carry their talent on to college. Post-

secondary athletic opportunities were slim prior to Title IX when I was growing up. However, Title IX came around in 1972 and swung open the doors to college athletics for women who had historically been excluded from such opportunities.

As the first in my family even to graduate high school, I understood the importance of Title IX to women's fight for access to post- secondary education. I immediately saw the law as a means for women to pursue their passion and further their education, just like the boys did. It was a watershed moment.

Title IX ushered in a golden era for women's competition in education. There is sanctity in the community and tradition of these memories and these spaces and these opportunities for young girls. That is why I want to preserve Title IX and ensure the same opportunities for the next generation of daughters.

This is the task today. Congress has the choice before it to either stand with Title IX and the protection of women, or don't. By adding gender identity to Title IX's protected classes, the radical left and the Biden administration will tear down women's sports and eliminate safe and private spaces for girls.

The rule puts a man's perceived feelings of femininity on par with actual womanhood rooted in biological sex. Effectively, it ensures that anyone who says he is a woman can compete in women's sports, shower with women, and go to the bathroom with women.

My womanhood is not a costume, nor is my daughter's or my granddaughter's. I find it offensive that the Biden administration would treat it that way.

By equating perceived sex with biological sex, this rule is at odds with reality. I, along with my Republican colleagues, stand firmly on the side of reality against this onslaught of gender madness. Biological sex exists. It existed when Title IX was first drafted. It still exists today.

Moreover, this isn't just an issue of fiction versus reality. This is an issue of fairness and safety. Men and women are not physiological equals and treating them so is inherently unfair and dangerous.

The Biden administration's rule will strip women and girls of athletic opportunities and put them in danger.

Finally, this rule prohibits female-only spaces, such as locker rooms, bathrooms, and other sex-separated areas. I will stop at nothing to ensure that America's daughters are not put in that situation.

Today, Congress is called upon to vote for young women across America who would have opportunity, safety, and innocence ripped from them by the Biden administration.

We cannot allow that. Therefore, I urge a ``yes'' vote on Representative Miller's resolution, H.J. Res. 165, to stop Biden's Title IX rule.

Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Illinois (Mrs. Miller), the vice chairman of the committee and sponsor of this resolution.

Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Grothman), a member of the Education and the Workforce Committee.

Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Walberg), a member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. It is not we who are misleading the American people or scaring the American people. Just read the regulation, which says that schools are not allowed to prevent a person from participating in an education program or activity consistent with the person's gender identity. There are exceptions to the general policy included in the regulations, but athletics are not included among the exceptions.

We are not misleading or lying. The other side is misleading.

It is true the Biden administration has proposed a separate rule on athletics, but it is also true the Biden administration is using that proposed rule to mislead the American people and Congress into thinking athletics aren't affected by the rule this resolution would stop.

Thankfully, the American people can see through the Biden administration's attempts to mislead. We have an opportunity to pass this resolution and protect women's sports.

Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Owens), chair of the Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee.

Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Good), the chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. McClain), a member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Madam Speaker, I yield an additional 15 seconds to the gentlewoman from Michigan.

Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Bean), the chairman of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Moran), a member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Burchett).

Madam Speaker, I yield the gentleman from Tennessee an additional 15 seconds.

Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Tenney).

Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Lopez), our newest Member in Congress.

Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.

Madam Speaker, we have heard a lot of misleading comments today, as I said earlier--misleading verging on untruths.

The Department isn't following court precedent. In Bostock, the Supreme Court specifically warned against applying its decision in that case to Title IX or any other civil rights law preventing sex discrimination.

In addition, there is currently a split among Federal appeals courts on this issue. In January of last year, the Eleventh Circuit held that a school district's policy requiring people to use the bathroom that corresponds with the student's biological sex is allowed under Title

Madam Speaker, I thank Ranking Member Scott and my Democratic colleagues on the Education and the Workforce Committee for your leadership during this important debate.

Madam Speaker, I rise today in opposition of H.J. Res. 165, which would reverse the Biden administration's Title IX rule.

Republicans want the American people to believe that this Title IX rule endangers women and girls.

Republicans want the American people to believe that this Title IX rule strips the due process rights of students accused of sexual misconduct.

Republicans want the American people to believe that this Title IX rule stifles students' free speech and undermines parental rights, but they are lying.

The truth is, President Biden's historic Title IX rule strengthens protections for women and girls, pregnant students, survivors of sexual assault, and our LGBTQ+ students, plain and simple.

For 52 years, Title IX has paved the way to allow all of our children to fully participate and engage in their education, in sports, and all other forms of learning as their true authentic selves.

As the mother of Title IX, Patsy Takemoto Mink had a vision and a dream for her daughter, and for all of our children: to live a life free from the kind of discrimination she suffered as a woman of color.

Throughout her pursuit of higher education, she faced racial discrimination, segregation, and limited opportunities all because she was a woman.

Thanks to her groundbreaking advocacy and reforms, today millions more Americans have equal access to opportunities in our Nation's schools. I am humbled to serve in the seat that Patsy once held with grit and grace. I cannot speak for her, but I know in my heart that she would not stand for this kind of politicization of our children that we are seeing here in this very Chamber.

House Republicans' efforts today will seriously gut Title IX and undoubtedly restrict the Department of Education's ability to protect our Nation's most marginalized and most vulnerable students.

Madam Speaker, every student deserves an education free from harassment, discrimination, and violence, and as Americans, we should not stand for this kind of intolerance. That is why I am voting ``no'' on H.J. Res. 165, and I encourage my colleagues to do so as well.

Madam Speaker, I am proud to support the Biden administration's new Title IX rule that recognizes every student deserves to feel safe and explicitly prohibits discrimination and harassment based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics in schools.

Protecting kids should not be controversial. Allowing parents to parent their kids without interference from the Federal Government should not be controversial.

This cruel attack on LGBTQIA youth from congressional Republicans is just the precursor to the Republicans' Project 2025, a horrific roadmap for a Trump Presidency that would reverse foundational freedoms and destroy our democracy. This 1,000-page manifesto would gut protections for the LGBTQIA+ community and attacks marriage equality, offensively claiming that same-sex marriages are less ``stable'' than so-called ``traditional families.''

According to a 2024 survey from the Trevor Project, in the last year, almost half of the LGBTQIA+ youth experienced bullying, and over a third have seriously considered attempting suicide.

The Biden administration's rule is a critical step to supporting our LGBTQIA+ students and ensuring that they have the rights and protections to be who they are without fear of retaliation, bullying, or discrimination.

I am proud to represent Seattle in Congress. I am proud to be the mom of a transgender daughter. I know the importance of protecting the LGBTQIA+ community from discrimination and harassment. Washington State has had these exact protections for LGBTQIA+ youth for 18 years. That is right, 18 years. Our State is a clear example that protecting all kids, no matter how they identify, is good policy that makes our schools safer for everyone.

Republicans' cruel attempt to repeal President Biden's new Title IX rule, fueled by fear tactics and misinformation, tells already vulnerable children in schools that they do not belong. No one, no child, should have to hide who they are to be accepted.

Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' against this hateful resolution.

Madam Speaker, I rise today, as the father of 5 daughters and the grandfather of 12 girls, with a simple truth: Women's sports are for women; girls' sports are for girls; female bathrooms and locker rooms are for females.

When Title IX became law in 1972, it was a watershed moment for the hopes and dreams of every female in America. It was a game changer for women and girls in sports to showcase their talents without discrimination or prejudice.

Unfortunately, the Biden administration wants biological men to compete with women so badly that they are willing to erase decades of progress, placing women and girls in vulnerable, unfair, and dangerous situations, undermining the very protections Title IX was designed to uphold.

President Biden and the Democrats think they can redefine women's sports by redefining fairness. They believe that by replacing the word ``equality'' with ``equity,'' Americans will come to embrace their Marxist view. They believe that we will learn to reject science, God's wisdom, and good old common sense. They are wrong because they simply do not understand the American way.

The American way does not deny biological reality, and because of its instinctive respect for womanhood, the American way would never deny women and girls the protections they deserve from men.

Our resolution under the Congressional Review Act isn't just about pushing back against administration overreach. It is about standing up for fairness, safety, and equal opportunity. We cannot allow ideological extremism to dictate policy, especially when it disregards scientific facts and threatens the safety of women and girls.

House Republicans are taking a stand to protect women and girls from President Biden's misguided attempts to redefine biological reality. We refuse to allow our daughters to compete in unsafe environments or compromise their dignity in locker rooms and bathrooms.

Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support H.J. Res. 165 to stop the Biden administration's attacks on women and girls.