H. Res. 47 is a House resolution introduced on January 15, 2025. It calls on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to revoke its transgender student‑athlete eligibility policy. The resolution asks the NCAA to forbid transgender‑identifying males from competing on women’s rosters or in women’s college competitions, require member conferences to use a biological sex–based rule across all sports and divisions, and urges all U.S. sports‑governing bodies to protect the women’s sports category for biological women and girls. The resolution’s text cites Title IX and says participation in sports benefits girls, notes what it describes as biological differences between males and females, and refers to the NAIA’s separate approach to eligibility.
This House resolution expresses the views of the House and asks the NCAA and other sports bodies to change their rules. It does not by itself change NCAA rules or create new federal law. The resolution was referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce and is listed as in progress. If adopted by the House, it would be a formal statement urging action but would not directly alter college eligibility rules unless followed by other measures or voluntary changes by sports organizations.
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The resolution’s preamble says athletic participation helps girls’ physical and emotional health, confidence, and discipline. It highlights Title IX as important for women’s sports and states that biological differences between males and females can create competitive disadvantages and safety risks for female athletes. The sponsors say the NCAA’s 2010 policy allowing biological males to compete in women’s sports harms female athletes and point to the NAIA as an example of an organization that limits women’s teams to those whose biological sex is female. The resolution frames its requests as necessary to protect opportunities for collegiate women athletes.
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