Senate Set to Vote on Bill that Protects Women’s Sports

by Paul Batura | February 28, 2025 | Culture

The Senate is expected to vote Monday on the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act,” legislation reintroduced last month by Senator Tommy Tuberville and designed to make permanent President Trump’s executive order banning men from competing in women’s sports.

The House of Representatives passed similar legislation in January; all Republicans voted for the bill, along with Texas Democrats Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez.

“Common sense should tell us that women and girls shouldn’t be forced to compete in sports or share a school locker room with biological males,” said Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma. “Although the Biden Administration fought to erase biological differences, I want to uphold equal opportunity for the next generation of female athletes.”

Senator Tuberville echoed Senator Lankford, saying, “President Trump ran on the issue of saving women’s sports and won in a landslide.”

He added,

70% of Americans agree — men don’t belong in women’s sports or locker rooms. I have said many times that I think Title IX is one of the best things to come out of Washington. But in the last few years, it has been destroyed. While I’m glad that the Biden administration ultimately rescinded the proposed rule, Congress has to ensure this never happens again. I am welcoming my first granddaughter this spring and won’t stop fighting until her rights to fairly compete are protected. I hope every one of my colleagues will join me in standing up for our daughters, nieces, and granddaughters by voting for this critical bill.

Given the 53 Republican seats in the Senate and 60 votes needed to advance the bill for a final vote, the fate of Monday’s vote remains uncertain.

Regardless of what state you reside in, your senators need to hear from you. Please reach out to them and urge them to vote “yes” on the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act,” or S.9.

Opponents of the bill have wrongly suggested the legislation is dangerous and discriminatory. In reality, it helps to ensure the safety of women and rights a major wrong with females being unfairly targeted on various fields of competition. Over 900 women have lost trophies and awards to men pretending to be female.

Thankfully, the American people aren’t falling for the ruse. Wide majorities believe women shouldn’t have to be squaring off against men. It’s common sense. It shouldn’t be controversial.

Many have remarked on the powerful image of President Trump surrounded by girl and women athletes as he signed the executive order that officially (albeit temporarily) rescinded funding from any program that deprived female athletes of fair competition.

It’s tragic that common sense legislation like the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act” is necessary. But what will be even more calamitous if an obstructionist minority of Senators refuse to protect our daughters from creeps, con artists and the mentally confused who are scamming girls sports. 

Again, please contact your two senators and ask them to vote “YES” on the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act” or S.9.

Image from Getty.