Hinson Votes to Protect Women and Girls in Sports

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) released the below statement following the passage of H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. This bill will protect the integrity of girls’ sports. 

“Girls should not be forced to compete against a biological boy in sports or forced to change in the same locker room as a boy. Nor should parents have to lose sleep over whether their daughters will get a fair chance to compete in the sports they’re passionate about – let alone worry about their safety or privacy. I will continue working to protect girls’ sports and women’s spaces, and I will never bow down to the radical left’s woke ideology that defies common sense.” - Congresswoman Ashley Hinson

Background:

• Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Biden Administration’s attempt to redefine sex in Title IX as “gender identity,” blocking the change nationwide. The ruling came months after the Biden Administration proposed a rule to make it easier for biological males to compete in women’s sports. This rule aimed to eliminate the ability for individual states – like Iowa – to protect girls’ athletics statewide.
• Title IX was enacted in 1972 to eliminate any discrimination based on sex for educational programs and activities. Since then, participation in female sports has increased over 1,000% at the high school level and over 600% at the post-secondary level. Title IX changed the game for women’s sports but over the past four years, President Biden has sought to erase girls’ sports.
• In May, Rep. Hinson joined her Republican colleagues in introducing a bicameral resolution recognizing October 10th as “American Girls in Sports Day” to honor female athletes who are passionate about their sports, train hard, and deserve recognition.  

 
Full bill text can be found here.