Defending Women’s Sports from Woke Policies

Despite claiming to support women, Democrats continue to push woke policies that take away opportunities for them to achieve athletic success. Last year, the Biden Administration finalized a radical Title IX rule that would have prevented schools that receive federal funding from banning biological males from competing in female sports.
Hardworking female athletes who have trained their whole lives to achieve their dreams have been forced to compete against transgender biological males under the guise of inclusivity. Furthermore, allowing biological men into women’s locker rooms and bathrooms takes away spaces from women and girls where they have a right to feel safe and puts them at risk. No woman or girl should have to share a bathroom with or change in front of a biological male.

It’s a scientific fact: Men and women have biological differences that make competing on the same sports team unfair and potentially dangerous. Allowing biological men to compete in women’s sports not only takes opportunities away from hardworking female athletes, but also places them in a position where they could more easily be injured.

Educational institutions have a duty to protect the safety of the women and girls that attend them, and ensure those women have the same access to athletic and educational opportunities as men – and yet liberal administrators and Democrat politicians continue to shirk those responsibilities for the sake of appealing to radical woke activists. 

Women's and girls’ sports exist for a reason – it is unfair to allow biological males to compete in the same category and commandeer spots on teams, scholarship funds, and titles meant for biological women.

H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025, introduced by Rep. Greg Steube, prevents schools from allowing biological males to compete in school athletic programs for women or girls by stating that sex in an athletic competition must be defined by genetics at birth, and withholding federal funding from schools that facilitate athletic programs where biological men compete against biological women.

House Republicans will keep working to make sure women and girls have the opportunity to compete on a fair playing field by requiring schools to comply with the Title IX recognition of a person’s genetics at birth.

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Delivering Economic Prosperity through U.S.-Taiwan Double Taxation Relief

Taiwan is a strong democratic ally of the United States, as well as one of our largest and most critical trading partners in the semiconductor industry and advanced manufacturing, making Taiwan a key economic partner.

However, double taxation issues are hindering our ability to do business and bolster our economic partnership to the benefit of both our nations, discouraging cross-border investment, placing economic burdens on American and Taiwanese businesses, and stifling jobs and the manufacturing industry.

Because of Taiwan’s unique status, it is our largest trading partner that we don’t have an income tax treaty with. Therefore, we need a unique solution to address double taxation between Taiwan and the U.S. that bolsters the partnership between our two nations by providing targeted and expedited tax relief and a way for a more extensive tax agreement.

Additionally, by strengthening our economic partnership with Taiwan, we also strengthen our national security. Taiwan is a world leader in semiconductor manufacturing, which produces the chips used in everything from cell phones, cars, and data centers to advanced weapons and military equipment. This makes Taiwan a key player in U.S. national security, as well as the national security of democratic nations, and our partnership benefits both America and Taiwan’s economies and national security.  

It’s clear that bolstering our ties with Taiwan is in our country’s best interests, and would create jobs, boost the manufacturing industry, encourage investment in our communities, and promote prosperity for both America and Taiwan.

Chairman Jason Smith’s legislation, H.R. 33, the United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act, strengthens the U.S. economic alliance with Taiwan and enhances our competitive position by providing targeted and expedited relief from double taxation on cross-border investment between America and Taiwan through tax code changes and authorizing the President to broker and enter into a tax agreement relative to Taiwan.

House Republicans stand with our economic ally and will continue working to strengthen our ties, provide tax relief for cross-border investment, remove the burden from American and Taiwanese businesses, and deliver economic prosperity for both our nations.