Supporting the designation of the week including June 23, 2025, as "National Women's Sports Week" to celebrate the anniversary of the passage of title IX and the growth of women's sports.
H. Res. 536 is a non-binding House resolution introduced in the 119th Congress. It designates and supports observing a National Women’s Sports Week during the week that includes June 23, 2025, to celebrate the 1972 passage of Title IX and the growth of women’s athletics. The resolution emphasizes Title IX’s role in expanding opportunities for female athletes and urges programs and activities that celebrate female athletes, recognize coaches and parents, promote equal access to opportunities, and support single-sex sports. It also calls for legislative efforts aimed at protecting single-sex sports. Because it is a resolution, it does not create new laws or funding; rather, it expresses the House’s support and positions on how to observe the week and what policy goals should be pursued. The bill articulates a particular policy stance on gender and sports, asserting that men who identify as women should not participate in women’s sports and arguing that single-sex teams are essential for fairness, safety, and integrity in competition. It frames the issue as a matter of safeguarding Title IX’s purposes and calls for ongoing legislative action to protect single-sex participation in athletics.