119-sres21

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 21 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
S. RES. 21

 Designating October 10, 2025, as ``American Girls in Sports Day''.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 January 13, 2025

 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Lankford, Mr. 
Marshall, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Risch, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hoeven, 
 Mr. Cotton, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Schmitt, Mrs. Britt, Mr. 
Cornyn, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Daines, Mr. Graham, 
Mr. Cruz, Mr. Lee, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. 
Cassidy, and Mr. Hagerty) submitted the following resolution; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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 RESOLUTION

 Designating October 10, 2025, as ``American Girls in Sports Day''.

Whereas athletic participation has an important, positive impact on young girls, 
 improving their physical health, self-confidence, and discipline;
Whereas women have been responsible for some of the greatest athletic feats in 
 the sports history of the United States, from the Olympic games to 
 professional competition;
Whereas female athletes have served as inspirations for generations of women and 
 girls;
Whereas the enactment of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 
 1681 et seq.) (referred to in this preamble as ``Title IX'') marked a 
 pivotal moment in the Federal support of girls in sports;
Whereas there are fundamental biological differences between men and women that 
 put women at a competitive disadvantage in sports and jeopardize their 
 safety during competition;
Whereas, in recent years, there has been an increase in the number of biological 
 men allowed to compete in women's sports;
Whereas, since 2003, biological men have displaced women and girls from over 950 
 championship titles, medals, scholarships, and records they should have 
 rightfully won, including at least 28 women's sports titles in 
 volleyball, swimming, mountain biking, track and field, weightlifting, 
 and cycling;
Whereas the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

    (NAIA) has 
 instituted new policies to protect biological girls in sports and ensure 
 that only student athletes whose biological sex is female will be 
 allowed to compete in NAIA-sponsored women's sports teams;
Whereas it is imperative that women's and girl's opportunities to compete 
 athletically are protected; and
Whereas October 10th, as represented by the Roman numerals ``XX'', signifies the 
 female XX chromosomes: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the Senate--

    (1) recognizes October 10, 2025, as ``American Girls in 
 Sports Day'';

    (2) celebrates the impact of women on the sports culture 
 and history of the United States;

    (3) recognizes the importance of Title IX in protecting 
 biological women in sports; and

    (4) calls on sports-governing bodies in the United States 
 and abroad to protect biological women and girls in sports.
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