[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 76 (Thursday, May 2, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S3319]
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                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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  SENATE RESOLUTION 669--DESIGNATING OCTOBER 10, 2024, AS ``AMERICAN 
                         GIRLS IN SPORTS DAY''

  Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
Grassley, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Cramer, 
Mr. Marshall, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Daines, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
Hagerty, Mr. Braun, Mr. Graham, Mr. Tuberville, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. 
Tillis, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Lee, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Lankford) submitted 
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation:

                              S. Res. 669

       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 Title IX is under attack by the Biden 
     Administration, which is moving to remove protections for 
     biological women and 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, 2024, 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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