WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Thom Tillis and 29 of his Republican Senate colleagues recently reintroduced the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act to preserve Title IX protections for female athletes by reversing the harmful U.S. Department of Education rule that forces schools to allow males to share private spaces with females and compete in women’s sports—or risk losing their funding. 

“Americans want fairness and safety for female athletes, and we must protect women’s sports from being undermined,” said Senator Tillis. “To ensure a fair future for our daughters and granddaughters, we cannot allow men to compete in women’s sports or take away the opportunities that Title IX gave them. This bill will ensure that women’s sports remain for women, preserving both fairness and the integrity of female athletics for generations to come.” 

Specifically, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act:

• Ensures Title IX provisions treat gender as “recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.”
• Bans recipients of federal funding from operating, sponsoring, or facilitating athletic programs that permit a male to participate in a women’s sporting event. 

The legislation is endorsed by Independent Women’s Voice, Concerned Women for America, and Heritage Action for America. 

Full text of the legislation is available HERE.  

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