Daines Fighting to Protect Girl’s Sports

• January 17, 2025

U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines helped introduce legislation to protect women and girls in sports. The "Fair Play for Girls Act" would require the U.S. Attorney General to submit an analysis of violence against women in athletics to Congress as well as provide recommended solutions to support women in sports. Daines also introduced two resolutions: "American Girls in Sports Day," which designates October 10^th as a day to celebrate female athletes' accomplishments, and a resolution calling on the NCAA to protect women in sports.

"The left is trying to erase women's sports, but I'll be pushing back every step of the way. It's common sense that men do not belong in girls' sports and I'm proud to fight for the safety and security of female athletes while also celebrating their accomplishments," said Daines.

Fair Play for Girls Act:

This bill would require the U.S. Attorney General to submit an analysis of violence against women in athletics to Congress as well as policy recommendations to support these young women. This analysis would include the:

• Impediments to fair and safe competition for biological female athletes;
• Prevalence of biological female athletes losing opportunities;
• Effectiveness of state laws aimed at mitigating the risk of bodily harm and loss of opportunity associated with the permitting of biological men to compete in women's sports;
• Prevalence and root causes of online violence, harassment, and abuse against women and girls in athletics;
• Prevalence of sexual harassment and abuse of women and girls in athletics; and
• Effectiveness of federal and state laws aimed at preventing the sexual harassment and abuse of women and girls in athletics.

Resolution Calling on the NCAA to Protect Women in Sports:

This resolution calls on the NCAA to revoke its transgender student-athlete eligibility policy; urges the NCAA to require its member conferences to conform to this biological sex-based policy across all sports and all divisions; and calls on all sports-governing bodies in the U.S. to protect the category of women's sport for biological women and girls.

"American Girls in Sports Day" Resolution:

This resolution would recognize October 10 as 'American Girls in Sports Day' to celebrate the accomplishments of female athletes.

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Contact: Matt Lloyd, Rachel Dumke