Celebrating the accomplishments of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, also known as the Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, and recognizing the need to continue pursuing the goal of educational opportunities for all women and girls.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1385 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1385

Celebrating the accomplishments of title IX of the Education Amendments
  of 1972, also known as the Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in
 Education Act, and recognizing the need to continue pursuing the goal
         of educational opportunities for all women and girls.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 24, 2026

Mrs. Grijalva submitted the following resolution; which was referred to
                the Committee on Education and Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION

Celebrating the accomplishments of title IX of the Education Amendments
  of 1972, also known as the Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in
 Education Act, and recognizing the need to continue pursuing the goal
         of educational opportunities for all women and girls.

Whereas 54 years ago, on June 23, 1972, the Education Amendments of 1972 (Public
        Law 92-318; 86 Stat. 235) was signed into law by the President, and
        title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.)
        (in this preamble, referred to as ``title IX'') prohibits discrimination
        on the basis of sex in the administration of any education program or
        activity receiving Federal financial assistance;
Whereas title IX is a promise made by Congress that all students will have an
        equal chance to thrive in school, no matter their sex;
Whereas Representatives Patsy T. Mink and Edith Green, and Senator Birch Bayh,
        led the successful fight in Congress to pass this legislation, which
        they intended to be far-reaching in impact;
Whereas remarkable gains have been made to ensure equal opportunity for women
        and girls under the inspiration and mandate of title IX;
Whereas title IX serves as a landmark civil rights law alongside title VI of the
        Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 200d et seq.), section 504 of the
        Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), and the Americans with
        Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.);
Whereas, in passing title IX, Congress recognized the insidious harm caused by
        stereotyped notions that treated women and girls as intellectually,
        academically, and athletically inferior to men and boys, perpetuating
        strict gender roles and sex-based inequality in education programs and
        activities;
Whereas title IX has moved the United States closer to achieving equal access
        and opportunities for women and girls in all aspects of life;
Whereas title IX has increased educational opportunities for women and girls,
        resulting in improved high school and college graduation rates,
        increased access to professional schools and nontraditional fields of
        study, and improved employment opportunities;
Whereas title IX has increased athletic opportunities for women and girls,
        leading to greater access to competitive sports, and building strong
        values such as teamwork, leadership, discipline, work ethic, self-
        sacrifice, pride in accomplishment, and strength of character;
Whereas the Trump administration and longtime opponents of women's equality are
        now weaponizing title IX to hurt and exclude students who are
        transgender or who don't fit rigid sex stereotypes;
Whereas the Trump administration and opponents of women's equality are
        weaponizing title IX and State laws to eliminate academic studies and
        school programs that address historic and current gender-based
        inequities and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion of women, girls,
        and LGBTQIA+ students;
Whereas the Trump administration has undermined title IX by distorting the law
        and refusing to protect students from actual sex discrimination,
        including sexual harassment and assault, discrimination based on
        pregnancy and related conditions, discrimination in sports, and other
        sex discrimination;
Whereas the Office for Civil Rights of the United States Department of Education
        should receive sufficient resources and fully utilize such resources to
        employ necessary staff to prevent and respond to sex discrimination in
        education, including sexual harassment and assault, should enforce title
        IX to protect all students from discrimination based on sex (including
        sexual orientation, gender identity, sex characteristics, and pregnancy
        or related conditions), and should not be weaponized to marginalize,
        harm, or erase transgender, nonbinary, or intersex students, or any
        student who does not conform to sex stereotypes or strict gender roles;
Whereas, on June 16, 2026, the Trump administration announced interagency
        agreements to illegally transfer the responsibilities of the Office for
        Civil Rights of the United States Department of Education, including
        title IX enforcement, from the Department of Education to the Department
        of Justice, in contravention of authorizing and appropriations law;
Whereas the Department of Justice does not have the expertise to support the
        specialized needs of students and educational institutions through
        efficient processing of individual complaints of discrimination in
        educational settings, and this transfer will fragment civil rights
        enforcement for students, create confusion for schools and institutions
        of higher education, and undermine the ability to ensure that title IX
        is implemented properly and students obtain timely resolution of their
        complaints;
Whereas Congress has appropriated funds to the Office for Civil Rights of the
        Department of Education to enforce Federal education civil rights laws
        and must ensure that Federal agencies carry out the laws it has enacted,
        including title IX;
Whereas students across the United States deserve a Federal civil rights
        enforcement office at the Department of Education that will protect
        their rights and ensure that the promise of title IX is fulfilled for
        all students;
Whereas, despite 54 years of progress under title IX--

    (1) broad sex-based stereotypes continue to limit educational
opportunities for women, girls, and LGTBQIA+ students;

    (2) sexual harassment remains pervasive in schools and on college
campuses;

    (3) women and girls face substantial barriers in pursuing education to
enter high-wage fields in subjects such as science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics;

    (4) pregnant and parenting students continue to be pushed out of school
due to lack of support and accommodations;

    (5) women's and girls' sports teams are not treated equally to men's
and boy's, do not receive an equal share of resources, and receive fewer
recruiting and scholarship dollars at the college level;

    (6) athletic participation opportunities still lag behind those
provided for men and boys; and

    (7) girls and women of color continue to be scrutinized, marginalized,
and discriminated against because they do not conform to stereotypes of
White femininity; and

Whereas there is still much work to be done if the promise of title IX is to be
        fulfilled: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) celebrates--
                    (A) the progress of title IX of the Education
                Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) (in this
                resolution, referred to as ``title IX''), also known as
                the Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in Education
                Act;
                    (B) increased opportunities for women and girls in
                all facets of education; and
                    (C) protections for all students (including those
                who are women, girls, LGBTQIA+, pregnant, or survivors
                of sexual harassment) from discrimination based on sex;
            (2) applauds the magnificent accomplishments of women and
        girls in all areas of life in the United States;
            (3) recognizes that, despite progress being made, much work
        still remains to secure the rights and opportunities guaranteed
        by title IX, so that no federally funded educational
        institution shall discriminate against any individual on the
        basis of sex;
            (4) calls upon the executive branch to protect the rights
        of individuals to fairness and safety at school by working to
        ensure schools prevent and respond to discrimination and
        harassment on the basis of sex, including based on--
                    (A) pregnancy and related medical conditions;
                    (B) actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender
                identity, and sex characteristics;
                    (C) sex stereotypes; and
                    (D) sex-based harassment, including sexual
                harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic
                violence, and sex-based stalking; and
            (5) condemns the weaponization of title IX to harm
        vulnerable students, particularly women and girls who are
        transgender and intersex, and nonbinary students, and to
        dismantle programs aiming to promote diversity, equity, and
        inclusion of women and girls in education.
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