Transgender bill banning men from women’s sports gets floor vote in newly GOP-led Senate

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala.is reintroducing a measure to prevent biologically male participation in women’s and women’s sports in the newly Republican-led Senate, and with leadership approval, is expected to get a floor vote.

The Women and Girls in Sports Protection Act has been a years-long crusade for the Alabama Republican, who originally introduced it in 2023.

The measure would remain which deals with title IX gender as “recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth” and does not adjust it to apply to gender identity.

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Tuberville’s legislation would prohibit federal funding from going to athletic programs that allow biological males to participate in girls’ and women’s sports.

This would apply to biological men and boys who identify as transgender and looking to participate in events and leagues for women and girls.

“President Trump took on the issue of saving women’s sports and won in a landslide,” the senator said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “70% of Americans agree: Men don’t belong in women’s sports or in locker rooms. I’ve said many times that I think Title IX is one of the best things to come out of Washington. But in recent years, it has been destroyed.”

“While I’m glad the Biden administration finally overturned the proposed rule, Congress needs to make sure this never happens again. I’m welcoming my first granddaughter this spring and no I will stop fighting until their rights to compete fairly are protected. I hope all my colleagues will join me in standing up for our daughters, nieces and granddaughters by voting for this critical bill.”

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The measure is co-sponsored by 23 Republican senators, including Sens. James Risch and Mike Crapo of Idaho, Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Thom Tillis and Ted Budd of N.C., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Kevin Cramer . , RN.D., Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker of Mississippi, Tom Cotton, R-Ark., James Lankford, R-Okla., Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy of Montana, Roger Marshall, R-Kan., Mike Lee , R-Utah, John Kennedy, R-La., John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, Eric Schmitt, R-Mo ., Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty of Tennessee, Katie Britt, R-Ala., and Pete Ricketts, R-Neb.

According to Tuberville’s office, he is working closely with President-elect Donald Trump to ensure there is fair competition under his administration.

With the new Senate under the authority of Majority Leader John Thune, RSD, Tuberville’s bill has received the proper blessing to move forward. A vote on the measure could come as soon as the week ends.

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Democrats will be forced to go on the record on the transgender issue, which managed to rear its head during the 2024 presidential election and receive rejection from Americans at the polls. One of Trump’s most memorable campaign ads stated, “Kamala is for them; President Trump is for you.”

Last month, the Biden administration withdrew a proposed Title IX rule change in a lame-duck move after a long struggle to tweak the policy.

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During his tenure, the administration sought to expand the definition of sexual discrimination to include both sexual orientation and gender identity in order to protect LGBTQ students.

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The proposal was met with inordinate levels of resistance and delayed plans to implement the new rule.

In addition, Biden’s effort was tied to legal challenges. Their rule change was struck down in several states by a U.S. district judge over the summer.