Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected in the Senate on March 3, 2025 · 51 Yea, 45 Nay, 4 Not Voting
Question: Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 9
In plain English: This bill would require schools receiving federal funding to base athletic program eligibility for women's and girls' sports solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth. This means individuals identified as male at birth would generally be prohibited from participating in sports designated for females.
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 This bill generally prohibits school athletic programs from allowing individuals whose biological sex at birth was male to participate in programs that are for women or girls. Specifically, the bill provides that it is a violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 for federally funded education programs or activities to operate, sponsor, or facilitate athletic programs or activities that allow individuals of the male sex to part…
Sources: official roll call (senate.gov), S. 9 on congress.gov. How VoteSee uses this data