mr. walberg: mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 5 i call up the bill, h.r. 28, the protection of women and girls in sports act of 2025, and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 28. a bill to amend the education amendments of 1972 to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title ix of such act in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 5 the bill is considered read. the bill shall be debatable for one hour, equally divided and controlled by the majority leader and the minority leader or their respective designees. the gentleman from michigan, mrn from oregon, ms. bonamici, will each control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from michigan, mr. walberg. mr. walberg: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all member may have five legislativ

mr. walberg. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized for two minutes. mr. walberg: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank my friend from georgia. i rise today in support of the rule and the underlying bill, the fix our forests act. mr. speaker, fist and foremost -- first and foremost, i want to express my sincere condolences to the families who have lost loved ones and homes and history in the tragic fires in southern california. our hearts break for them and our prayers continue to be with them. today we have an opportunity to help mitigate future forest fires and protect not only homes and communities, but critical wildlife habitats. proper forest management can in fact help prevent forest fires and if we follow the science, as this legislation does, we can identify the top areas of concern and take action to address those fire sheds. this bipartisan legislation will empower states, local, tribal and private partners to do critical wildfire prevention activities necessary to prevent the tragic fires we have just seen recently and in recent years. i also want to n

mr. walberg: mr. speaker, i ask for the yeas and nays and final passage. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are ordered. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays are ordered will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 218, the nays are 206. one voted present. the bill is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the chair will receive a message. the house will be in order. the messenger: mr. speaker. messages -- the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order, please. the messenger: mr. speaker, messages from the president of the united states. the secretary: mr. speaker. the spea