WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) joined Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and 29 of their Senate GOP colleagues in introducing a resolution to recognize ‘American Girls in Sports Day’ on Oct. 10: 

“I’m proud to cosponsor this resolution to recognize Oct. 10 as American Girls in Sports Day and honor the contributions of female athletes,” said Sen. Cornyn. “We must protect the integrity of women’s sports and continue to provide opportunities for fair competition.”

 Text of the resolution is below, and you can view the full resolution here.

“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) designates 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.”

U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), James Lankford (R-OK), Ron Johnson (R-WI), John Hoeven (R-ND), Jim Risch (R-ID), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Joni Ernst (R-IA), John Barrasso (R-WY), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Bill Cassidy (R-LA.), Katie Britt (R-AL), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Steve Daines (R-MT), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Tim Sheehy (R-MT), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Jim Banks (R-IN) also joined the resolution.