East Idaho Times

U.S. Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi) have introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval aimed at overturning a new rule from the Biden Administration concerning Title IX. The U.S. Department of Education's final rule, titled “Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance,” redefines “sex” to include gender identity and rescinds certain due process protections for students involved in disciplinary procedures.

“The protections provided to biological women and girls by Title IX continue to be challenged by the Biden Administration’s radical policies. America’s women deserve respect, fairness, and safety in all aspects of their lives," said Crapo. "This rule reverses progress made to advance women’s rights in order to appease a woke agenda.”

Risch echoed these sentiments: “The Biden Administration has deconstructed Title IX’s intended purpose—unraveling decades of advancements for biological women. Women in Idaho and across the country deserve far better than this administration’s effort to endanger and reverse course on progress.”

Hyde-Smith added: “President Biden’s Title IX regulation stretches the law beyond reason, ignores basic biological facts, and infringes on the rights of parents and teachers. It is a backward rule that only hurts women and girls by stripping away opportunities and rights they have enjoyed for decades. We must save Title IX by stopping this radical rule.”

The resolution has garnered support from several other Republican senators including Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Katie Britt (R-Alabama), Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska), Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama), Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), Mike Lee (R-Utah), John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Tim Scott (R-South Carolina), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota), Mike Braun (R-Indiana), Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Steve Daines (R-Montana), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), John Hoeven (R-North Dakota), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma), John Kennedy (R-Louisiana), Marco Rubio(R-Florida ), Pete Ricketts(R-Nebraska ), Lindsey Graham(R-South Carolina ), Ted Cruz(R-Texas ), Eric Schmitt(R-Missouri ), James Lankford(R-Oklahoma )and J.D.Vance(R-Ohio).

Opposition to the final Title IX regulation centers around its inclusion of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity(SOGI) protections, which extends coverage to gender identity and sexual orientation.This shift allows biological males who identify as females to compete in women's sports.The CRA was also filed based on concerns that the rule threatens free speech on campus, protects teacher unions,and undermines due process protections for students accused of sexual harassment.Noncompliance with Title IX regulations could jeopardize federal funding for institutions.

Congress can consider this resolution using expedited procedures under the Congressional Review Act, allowing it to pass with a simple majority vote.