The Republican-led Senate bill to prevent boys from participating in women’s sports failed to overcome the legislative filibuster Monday night after failing to reach the 60-vote threshold required to move forward.
The bill failed to clear major procedural hurdles by voting 51-45 along the party line. All Democrat senators voted against the ongoing allegations, with the exception of absent Sen. Elissa Slotkin (d-mich., and absent Peter Welch).
Protection of women and girls in sports law requires Title IX to deal with gender “recognized based solely on reproductive biology and genetics at birth” and does not allow adjustments to apply to gender identity.
The bill was introduced by Senator Tommy Tuberville of R-AL and has more than 40 common people in the Senate. It also codifies one of Trump’s many recent executive orders, making policy even better longevity.
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Senator Tommy Tuberville has led efforts to protect women and girls’ sports for many years. (Getty Images)
Last month, Trump issued an executive order entitled “Stop men out of women’s sports.”
“It is also a US policy to oppose men’s competitive participation in women’s sports as a matter of safety, fairness, dignity and truth.”
In a statement shared by the Tuberville office before Monday’s vote, the White House said “the administration strongly supports the passage of S. 9, the protection of women and girls in the 2025 Sports Act.”
“With amendments to Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendment, this bill already explicitly recognizes what federal law is, stating that it is an illegal act of discrimination for men to participate in federal athletic programs or activities designated for women or girls,” the statement said.
“The bill also recognizes that the ‘sex’ used in the statutory scheme is based solely on reproductive biology and genetics,” he continued. “Men who participate in women’s sports is not only sleazy and dangerous to women and girls, but also undermine the integrity of our country’s civil rights laws. Congress’s positive vote on this bill will complement both the federal court decision and President Trump’s February 5, 2025.
Tuberville’s efforts to advance the bill have been underway for many years, and the senator first introduced it during President Joe Biden’s administration.
Similar to the executive order, the measure would ban federal funding for sports programs that allow biological men to participate in women and girls’ sports.
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President Donald Trump will sign an executive order preventing Washington women and girls from competing in sporting events in the White House East Room on Wednesday, February 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
“Very hard-working female athletes should not hamper the future of athletics as they are forced to compete with biological men. Rather than standing up for women and girls, Democrats voted for Joe Biden’s attempt to attack Title IX.” “I work with President Trump and my Republican colleagues to ensure that we maintain Title IX and ensure that all women and girls have an opportunity to succeed.”
The bill and executive order comes amid growing concern about biological men and boys who are participating in women and girls events and leagues and identifying them as winning transgender people.
“President Trump has carried out the issue of saving women’s sports and won the landslide,” Tuberville said in a January Fox News Digital statement that it had reintroduced the 119th Congress bill. “70% of Americans agree. Men don’t belong to women’s sports or locker rooms. I’ve said many times that Title IX is one of the best things to come out of Washington, but it’s been destroyed over the past few years.”
“I am pleased that the Biden administration has finally withdrawn the proposed rules, but Congress needs to ensure that this will never happen again. I will welcome my first granddaughter this spring and will not stop the fight until my fair share of competition rights are protected.
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Tuberville introduced this measure in 2023 (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, Getty Images)
At the time, Senate majority leader John Tune (Rs.D.) had foreseen a vote in early March, signaling plans to move the Tuberville bill forward.
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Last year, D-MA Rep. Seth Moulton received backlash from the party after saying in an interview, “It takes too long to make sure no one gets uncomfortable, rather than being cruelly honest about the challenges faced by many Americans.”
Moulton was immediately rebounded. (Getty Images)
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“I have two little girls. I don’t want them to run to the arena by males or former male athletes, but as a Democrat, I’m afraid to say that,” he told the New York Times.
Shortly after the comments, his campaign manager resigned, and Moulton faced protests.
Julia Johnson is a political writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business and is a major reporter in the US Senate. She was previously a political reporter for the Washington Examiner.
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