Washington, D.C.— U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY) joined Fox & Friends this morning alongside women’s sports advocate Riley Gaines to preview new legislation aimed at ending the inclusion of biological males in girls’ and women’s sports.
The bill will be introduced in the coming days, and will give President Trump new enforcement authority to crack down on schools and institutions that ignore biology, endanger female athletes, and jeopardize fairness in athletics.
“The bottom line is that biological boys do not belong in girls’ sports, period. Biological men do not belong in the private spaces of our girls and daughters,” Barr said on Fox. “This bill, Defending Girls Athletics Act, would give the Trump Administration the tools to enforce President Trump’s executive order denying federal funds to school districts and institutions of higher education that do not follow his executive order.”
Barr credited Riley Gaines for her leadership and courage in standing up for female athletes across the country.
“Riley is a fearless advocate and a true hero in this fight,” said Barr. “This legislation is about protecting opportunity, fairness, and safety for the next generation of young women.”
“This isn’t some South Park episode or Saturday Night Live skit — it’s real life,” said Riley Gaines. “When you have a 6-foot-4 man competing against a 5-foot-5 woman, it’s not just unfair — it’s dangerous. You can’t understand the violation and betrayal until you’re in an intimate space like a locker room, fully undressed, standing next to that same 6-foot-4 man who is also fully undressed. This is who Congressman Barr is working to protect — young girls who are being forced to live this real-life scenario.”
The bill will be introduced next week, co-led by a key member of House Republican leadership and featuring over four dozen House Republican cosponsors, along with advocacy groups that have endorsed the bill.
The renewed push by Congressman Barr comes days after the Trump Administration announced a new lawsuit against the State of California for refusing the protection of women’s sports EO and a week after the apology from the University of Pennsylvania to teammates of Leah Thomas.