Steube and Blackburn Lead Resolution Calling on NCAA to Revoke Its Discriminatory Transgender Eligibility Policy in Women’s Sports
Calls on Sports Governing Bodies to Protect Women’s Categories for Biological Women
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) and U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) are leading resolutions in the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, respectively, to call on the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) to revoke its discriminatory policy that permits biological males to compete on women’s sports teams. The resolution highlights the NCAA’s harmful impact on female athletes and its conflict with Title IX protections.
“Women’s sports were created to ensure fairness and opportunity for female athletes,” said Rep. Steube. “The NCAA’s discriminatory policy jeopardizes that fairness, putting women at a competitive disadvantage while creating safety threats. Denying biological reality erases decades of progress for women in sports and undermines the very foundation of Title IX. I’m honored to join Senator Blackburn in introducing this resolution to show that Congress stands strongly with women.”
“Young women across the country have suffered injuries, faced sexual harassment, and lost accolades because they were forced to share spaces designed for women with men,” said Senator Blackburn.“The vast majority of Americans agree athletes should only be allowed to compete on teams that correspond with their biological sex. The left’s cowardly pandering continues to put innocent girls in harm’s way, and we must put an end to this assault on women once and for all.”
The resolution outlines the significant role sports play in young girls’ physical, emotional, and psychological development. It also emphasizes the achievements of women athletes and the pivotal role of Title IX in the fight to ensure equality in education and sports.
Key Points of the Resolution:
- Calls on the NCAA to revoke its policy allowing transgender-identifying males to compete in women’s sports.
- Implores the NCAA to immediately restore the integrity of women’s sports by prohibiting biological males from competing on women’s teams.
- Urges the NCAA to adopt a uniform, sex-based policy for all sports and divisions.
- Calls on all sports-governing bodies in the United States to protect women’s sports as a category exclusively for biological females.
The resolution praised the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) for taking action to protect women’s sports and urged the NCAA to follow suit.
View the resolution here.
House cosponsors include Representatives: Harriet Hageman, Riley Moore, Lauren Boebert, Daniel Webster, Burgess Owens, Mary Miller, Claudia Tenney, Michael Guest, Jake Ellzey, Rich McCormick, Vern Buchanan, and Ralph Norman.
Senate cosponsors include Senators: Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and Katie Britt (R-Ala.).
Background:
The NCAA policy, implemented in 2010, allows biological males to participate in women’s sports, creating an uneven playing field and raising concerns about fairness and safety. By contrast, the NAIA has taken a firm stance to ensure that only biological females compete on women’s teams.
This resolution builds on Rep. Steube’s ongoing efforts to defend the integrity of women’s sports, including his Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which passed the House with a bipartisan vote this week.
