[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 43 (Thursday, March 6, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S1601]
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                            VOTE EXPLANATION

  Mr. WELCH. Mr. President, I was absent from the Senate on March 3, 
2025. Had I been present for rollcall vote No. 100 on S.9, I would have 
voted no. This legislation is a gross overreach of Federal authority on 
mandating State action. It does not in fact protect women and girls in 
sports, nor does it create competitive fairness. Rather, it is an 
effort to marginalize an already targeted community. Instead of 
investing in and removing barriers for women and girls to participate 
in sports, this bill threatens women's sports by creating harmful 
Federal gender verification standards that impede on the privacy and 
dignity of women and girls.

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