A Republican-led House Education and Workforce Committee advanced legislation that would codify “sex” as biological sex under Title IX, seeking to align policy with the Supreme Court’s recent decision in West Virginia v. B.P.J. Democrats on the committee argued the bill would narrow existing civil-rights protections for transgender students. The markup also moved several K-12 proposals, including parent opt-outs of school-issued surveys and evaluations, AI-use training funded by federal dollars, and a proposal to revive the Presidential Fitness Test. For universities and K-12 systems that depend on predictable Title IX compliance frameworks—particularly around athletics—this creates a near-term legislative uncertainty horizon that may influence policy planning, training, and risk assessments.