On Monday, Democrats in the GOP-led Senate blocked legislation that aims to protect women’s sports leagues in schools by trying to keep male athletes who identify as females from competing.
By a 51-45 vote, a motion to invoke cloture on Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act” failed. A three-fifths majority — or 60 votes — was needed to cap debate and proceed to a final vote for passage sometime in the future.
“Senate Democrats just BLOCKED the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. Every Senate Republican supported it,” Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY) said in a post to X. “Americans agree — men should not compete against women in sports. Democrats are out of touch on this common-sense issue.”
The bill says it aims to “provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments…
