MISS. SENATORS, COLLEAGUES TO NCAA: KEEP BIOLOGICAL MEN OUT OF WOMEN’S SPORTS
Senators Sign Letter Seeking NCAA Student-Athlete Policies that Protect Women’s Sports
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today encouraged National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) President Charlie Baker to update the associate’s student-athlete participation policy to require that only biological women can participate in NCAA women’s sports.
The Mississippi lawmakers are among 23 Senators who signed a letter, led by U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), that advocates NCAA policy changes to protect women’s sports.
“Several organizations—including the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the Court of Arbitration for Sport—in addition to more than 20 states, have acted recently to protect women’s sports. We urge the NCAA to follow suit and take similar action to promote fair play,” the Senators wrote.
“Women deserve that even playing field and chance to compete, one that can only be achieved by ensuring that only females compete in women’s sports. We urge you to follow the lead of the NAIA and the Court of Arbitration for Sport and adopt policies that protect women’s sports,” they concluded.
The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, Concerned Women for America, Heritage Action, and Independent Council on Women’s Sports have endorsed the letter, which can be read here.
Hyde-Smith in June introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval (S.J.Res.96) to overturn the Biden administration’s radical rewrite of Title IX, the historic ruling intended to promote women and girls in sports. Wicker is among 34 cosponsors.
Hyde-Smith and Wicker also cosponsored the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (S.613), which would preserve Title IX protections for female athletes and ensure fair, safe competition in women’s sports across the country.
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