EXCLUSIVE: Lawmakers Introduce Resolution to Establish ‘Title IX Week’

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—After the U.S. Department of Education designated June as Title IX Month, two female lawmakers are trying to codify a weeklong celebration of the 1972 law protecting girls and women’s sports.

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., are introducing a resolution to designate the week of June 23 through June 29, 2025, as ‘‘National Women’s Sports Week’’ to celebrate the anniversary of Title IX and the growth of female athletics. 

“Whether it’s growing as a leader, winning a championship, or securing a scholarship to college, sports open doors for young girls,” Ernst said. “I’m proud to lead this resolution to celebrate National Women’s Sports Week. Every girl deserves a level playing field—one based on biology, not ideology—where she has every opportunity to compete and win.”

Title IX was enacted into law on June 23, 1972.

“Women’s sports have empowered generations of female athletes to compete, lead, and break barriers,” Tenney said. “National Women’s Sports Week is an opportunity to honor that legacy and recommit to protecting equal opportunities for women and girls under Title IX.”

The resolution celebrates that Title IX guaranteed women the right to equal athletic opportunities. The inclusion of transgender-identifying men in women’s sports has no basis in biological fact, the resolution says.

“Women’s Sports Week is a powerful reminder of what we’ve gained and what we must continue to protect,” said Payton McNabb, an Independent Women’s Forum ambassador who sustained a serious head injury when a transgender-identifying male spiked a volleyball at her head at an estimated 65 mph in a North Carolina high school game in September 2022. “I’m proud to stand with leaders who are boldly defending fairness, safety, and opportunity for every female athlete.”

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., introduced a bill early this year that would protect women’s sports. During Tuberville’s 40-year coaching career, during which he coached football at Auburn University, Tuberville said he saw firsthand the doors that Title IX opened for women.

“Unfortunately, radical Democrats are slamming those doors in the faces of girls across the country by allowing men to compete in women’s sports,” Tuberville said. “From the court to the gym, these female athletes have left their blood, sweat, and tears out on the field and deserve access to the same scholarships, resources, and opportunities as men.”

“National Women’s Sports Week is an opportunity to celebrate women’s success, inspire future generations, and recommit ourselves to ensuring that every young woman has the chance to pursue her athletic dreams,” the Alabama lawmaker continued.

To mark the 53rd anniversary of Title IX, the Department of Education announced investigations into two apparent violations of the federal law protecting women’s spaces and sports.

The Education Department is investigating the University of Wyoming for allowing a transgender-identifying male into the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Its second investigation is into Jefferson County Public Schools in Colorado, which allowed its high school overnight field trip accommodations to be determined by gender identity, rather than sex, leading to a male sharing a room with a female.

On Wednesday, the department announced it has found the California Department of Education and the California Interscholastic Federation in violation of Title IX for allowing males in female sports and spaces.

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