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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextTHE EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1972, ALSO KNOWN AS THE PATSY TAKEMOTO MINK
CONTINUE PURSUING THE GOAL OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL WOMEN
AND GIRLS
Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Baldwin, and Ms. Blunt
Rochester) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
S. Res. 785
Whereas 54 years ago, on June 23, 1972, the Education
Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-318; 86 Stat. 235) was
signed into law by the President, and title IX of the
Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) (in
this preamble, referred to as “title IX”) prohibits
discrimination on the basis of sex in the administration of
any education program or activity receiving Federal financial
assistance;
Whereas title IX is a promise made by Congress that all
students will have an equal chance to thrive in school, no
matter their sex;
Whereas Representatives Patsy T. Mink and Edith Green, and
Senator Birch Bayh, led the successful fight in Congress to
pass this legislation, which they intended to be far-reaching
in impact;
Whereas remarkable gains have been made to ensure equal
opportunity for women and girls under the inspiration and
mandate of title IX;
Whereas title IX serves as a landmark civil rights law
alongside title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C.
200d et seq.), section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
(29 U.S.C. 794), and the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.);
Whereas, in passing title IX, Congress recognized the
insidious harm caused by stereotyped notions that treated
women and girls as intellectually, academically, and
athletically inferior to men and boys, perpetuating strict
gender roles and sex-based inequality in education programs
and activities;
Whereas title IX has moved the United States closer to
achieving equal access and opportunities for women and girls
in all aspects of life;
Whereas title IX has increased educational opportunities
for women and girls, resulting in improved high school and
college graduation rates, increased access to professional
schools and nontraditional fields of study, and improved
employment opportunities;
Whereas title IX has increased athletic opportunities for
women and girls, leading to greater access to competitive
sports, and building strong values such as teamwork,
leadership, discipline, work ethic, self-sacrifice, pride in
accomplishment, and strength of character;
Whereas the Trump administration and longtime opponents of
women's equality are now weaponizing title IX to hurt and
exclude students who are transgender or who don't fit rigid
sex stereotypes;
Whereas the Trump administration and opponents of women's
equality are weaponizing title IX and State laws to eliminate
academic studies and school programs that address historic
and current gender-based inequities and promote diversity,
equity, and inclusion of women, girls, and LGBTQIA+ students;
Whereas the Trump administration has undermined title IX by
distorting the law and refusing to protect students from
actual sex discrimination, including sexual harassment and
assault, discrimination based on pregnancy and related
conditions, discrimination in sports, and other sex
discrimination;
Whereas the Office for Civil Rights of the United States
Department of Education should receive sufficient resources
and fully utilize such resources to employ necessary staff to
prevent and respond to sex discrimination in education,
including sexual harassment and assault, should enforce title
IX to protect all students from discrimination based on sex
(including sexual orientation, gender identity, sex
characteristics, and pregnancy or related conditions), and
should not be weaponized to marginalize, harm, or erase
transgender, nonbinary, or intersex students, or any student
who does not conform to sex stereotypes or strict gender
roles;
Whereas, on June 16, 2026, the Trump administration
announced inter-agency agreements to illegally transfer the
responsibilities of the Office for Civil Rights of the United
States Department of Education, including title IX
enforcement, from the Department of Education to the
Department of Justice, in contravention of authorizing and
appropriations law;
Whereas the Department of Justice does not have the
expertise to support the specialized needs of students and
educational institutions through efficient processing of
individual complaints of discrimination in educational
settings, and this transfer will fragment civil rights
enforcement for students, create confusion for schools and
institutions of higher education, and undermine the ability
to ensure that title IX is implemented properly and students
obtain timely resolution of their complaints;
Whereas Congress has appropriated funds to the Office for
Civil Rights of the Department of Education to enforce
Federal education civil rights laws and must ensure that
Federal agencies carry out the laws it has enacted, including
title IX;
Whereas students across the United States deserve a Federal
civil rights enforcement office at the Department of
Education that will protect their rights and ensure that the
promise of title IX is fulfilled for all students;
Whereas, despite 54 years of progress under title IX—
(1) broad sex-based stereotypes continue to limit
educational opportunities for women, girls, and LGTBQIA+
students;
(2) sexual harassment remains pervasive in schools and on
college campuses;
(3) women and girls face substantial barriers in pursuing
education to enter high-wage fields in subjects such as
science, technology, engineering, and math;
(4) pregnant and parenting students continue to be pushed
out of school due to lack of support and accommodations;
(5) women's and girls' sports teams are not treated equally
to men's and boys', do not receive an equal share of
resources, and receive fewer recruiting and scholarship
dollars at the college level;
(6) athletic participation opportunities still lag behind
those provided for men and boys; and
(7) girls and women of color continue to be scrutinized,
marginalized, and discriminated against because they do not
conform to stereotypes of white femininity; and
Whereas there is still much work to be done if the promise
of title IX is to be fulfilled: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate—
(1) celebrates—
(A) the progress of title IX of the Education Amendments of
1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) (in this resolution, referred
to as “title IX”), also known as the Patsy Takemoto Mink
Equal Opportunity in Education Act;
(B) increased opportunities for women and girls in all
facets of education; and
(C) protections for all students (including those who are
women, girls, LGBTQIA+, pregnant, or survivors of sexual
harassment) from discrimination based on sex;
(2) applauds the magnificent accomplishments of women and
girls in all areas of life in the United States;
(3) recognizes that, despite progress being made, much work
still remains to secure the rights and opportunities
guaranteed by title IX, so that no federally funded
educational institution shall discriminate against any
individual on the basis of sex;
(4) calls upon the executive branch to protect the rights
of individuals to fairness and safety at school by working to
ensure schools prevent and respond to discrimination and
harassment on the basis of sex, including based on—
(A) pregnancy and related medical conditions;
(B) actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender
identity, and sex characteristics;
(C) sex stereotypes; and
(D) sex-based harassment, including sexual harassment,
sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and sex-
based stalking; and
(5) condemns the weaponization of title IX to harm
vulnerable students, particularly women and girls who are
transgender and intersex, and nonbinary students, and to
dismantle programs aiming to promote diversity, equity, and
inclusion of women and girls in education.