Text of US SR 267 (2023)

III 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. RES. 267 Supporting the designation of the week of June 18 through June 24, 2023, as ‘‘National Women’s Sports Week’’ to celebrate the anniversary of the enactment of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and the growth of women’s sports. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JUNE 22, 2023 Ms. ERNST (for herself, Mr. WICKER, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. RUBIO, Mrs. BRITT, Mr. BRAUN, and Mr. CRUZ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation RESOLUTION Supporting the designation of the week of June 18 through June 24, 2023, as ‘‘National Women’s Sports Week’’ to celebrate the anniversary of the enactment of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and the growth of women’s sports. Whereas title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) (referred to in this preamble as ‘‘title IX’’) was enacted on June 23, 1972, to end unjust sex discrimination in education, including in athletics; Whereas title IX transformed sports by guaranteeing women and girls the right to equal athletic opportunities; VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:35 Jun 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR267.IS SR267 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •SRES 267 IS Whereas the purposes and benefits of title IX are negated for women whenever men claiming to be women are granted access to female sports; Whereas title IX has resulted in a 545-percent increase in the percentage of women playing college sports and a 990- percent increase in the percentage of women playing high school sports; Whereas athletic participation helps women and girls develop confidence, initiative, and leadership skills; Whereas policies allowing for the inclusion of men in women’s sports have no basis in biological fact or valid medical re- search; Whereas providing equal athletic opportunities in sports to women is impossible without single-sex teams and com- petitions reserved exclusively for female athletes; Whereas, without separate single-sex teams and competitions based on biological sex for men and women, men will dominate competitive sports where size, strength, and speed are factors, depriving female athletes of athletic and academic opportunities; Whereas the biological differences between men and women have led to women being injured by men competing in women’s sports; Whereas, since 2017, men have won at least 24 professional women’s sports titles and an innumerable number of un- reported titles at the middle school, high school, and col- legiate levels; and Whereas, in 2018, at least 300 high school-aged boys in the United States ran the 400-meter dash faster than the most decorated female Olympic champion in the world has run it in her lifetime: Now, therefore, be it VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:35 Jun 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR267.IS SR267 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •SRES 267 IS Resolved, That the Senate supports— 1 (1) observing ‘‘National Women’s Sports Week’’ 2 as the week of June 18 through June 24, 2023, to 3 recognize— 4 (A) the incredible expansion of opportuni- 5 ties for female athletes since the enactment of 6 title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 7 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.); and 8 (B) the role of the provisions of law de- 9 scribed in subparagraph (A) in guaranteeing 10 equal athletic opportunities for members of both 11 sexes; and 12 (2) marking the observance of National Wom- 13 en’s Sports Week with— 14 (A) appropriate programs and activities 15 that— 16 (i) celebrate the contributions of indi- 17 vidual female athletes in the United States; 18 (ii) honor the coaches and parents 19 who support female athletes in the United 20 States; 21 (iii) promote equal access to athletic 22 opportunities for members of both sexes; 23 and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:35 Jun 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR267.IS SR267 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •SRES 267 IS (iv) support the commitment of the 1 United States to supporting female ath- 2 letes; and 3 (B) legislative efforts to protect single-sex 4 sports. 5 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:35 Jun 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR267.IS SR267 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS