A resolution designating October 10, 2026, as "American Girls in Sports Day".

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 934 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 934

   Designating October 10, 2026, as ``American Girls in Sports Day''.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 30, 2026

Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Justice, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
 Tuberville, Mr. Lee, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Lankford, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mrs. 
 Moody, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Risch, Mr. Daines, Mr. Grassley, 
 Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Budd, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Moreno, 
  Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Graham, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Young, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. 
   Scott of Florida, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mrs. 
Capito, and Mr. Schmitt) submitted the following resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION

 
   Designating October 10, 2026, 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 
        American history, 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 the 1980s, biological men have displaced women and girls from 
        over 2,000 medals they should have rightfully won;
Whereas, on February 5, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order 
        14201 (90 Fed. Reg. 9279), entitled ``Keeping Men Out of Women's 
        Sports,'' establishing it as the policy of the United States to protect 
        fair athletic opportunities for women and girls and to oppose male 
        competitive participation in women's sports;
Whereas, on June 30, 2026, in West Virginia v. B.P.J., 146 S. Ct. 2356 (2026), 
        and in Little v. Hecox, 146 S. Ct. 2356 (2026), the Supreme Court of the 
        United States affirmed that Title IX permits schools to maintain 
        separate athletic teams for men and women based on biological sex, and 
        upheld State laws protecting female athletic competition for biological 
        women and girls;
Whereas it is imperative that women's and girls' 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, 2026, as ``American Girls in 
        Sports Day'';
            (2) celebrates the impact that American women and girls 
        have had on sports culture throughout our history;
            (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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