Democrats in Congress voted against legislation to keep men out of girls' sports.
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Speaker Mike Johnson@SpeakerJohnsonOct 23, 2026*REMINDER: Democrats voted AGAINST: ➡️ No Tax on Tips ➡️ No Tax on Overtime ➡️ No Tax on Social Security ➡️ Enhanced Tax Deduction for seniors ➡️ Trump Accounts, tax-advantaged investment accounts for kids ➡️ DOUBLING the child tax credit ➡️ Keeping men OUT of girls' sports If they take over …
The claim is that Democrats in Congress voted against legislation to keep men out of girls' sports.
What we found
Supports. Senate Democrats voted to block Sen. Tuberville's bill to protect women and girls' sports, including as a SAVE America Act amendment that failed 49-41 in March 2026.[4][5][9]
Supports. The Congressional Record for March 3, 2025 documents a Senate vote on the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which Tuberville said failed because almost no Democrats supported it.[6]
Supports. Reporting on House votes says 205 other House Democrats opposed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, and a July 2026 House NDAA amendment vote saw most Democrats vote against blocking male students from girls' teams.[8][10][11]
Supports. Minnesota House Democrats blocked state-level bills on girls' sports, though this is state rather than congressional legislation.[7]
Context. The PolitiFact fact-check on Mike Collins concerns his claim that Ossoff voted against the Laken Riley Act; it is unrelated to the girls' sports votes, and Ossoff's vote on that bill is not the subject of this claim.[1]
Context. Some Democrats, such as Rob Sand and Kathy Castor, have publicly said men should not compete in girls' sports, and some House Democrats broke with the party on the NDAA amendment, but the majority of Democrats voted against these measures.[2][3][11][12]
Sources
12 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 4 primary, 1 tier 3, 3 rated low, 1 not rated
- 1Mike Collins falsely says Jon Ossoff voted against the Laken Riley Actpolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Democrats in tight Midwest US races split on trans rights strategyreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Some Democrats are recalibrating their approach to ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 4Senate Democrats Once Again Vote Against Protecting Women and ...tuberville.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5Democrats Vote Against Basic Protection for Women and Girls' Sportsthune.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 6March 3, 2025 - Issue: Vol. 171, No. 40congress.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 7Swedzinski: House Democrats block bills which ban boys from playing girls sportshouse.mn.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 8after voting to support biological men in women's sportsnypost.com · tier 3 · cited for: supports
- 9Bill to ban men in female sports fails to be added to SAVE America Actwashingtontimes.com · rated low for factual reporting by Iffy.news · cited for: supports
- 10REPORT: Four Dems in Close House Races Backpedal Support for Trans Athletesnewsbreak.com · rated low for factual reporting by Iffy.news · cited for: supports
- 11House Dems hand GOP a win on trans sports as party unity ...foxnews.com · rated low for factual reporting by Iffy.news · cited for: supports, context
- 12Florida Democrat Suddenly Says Men Shouldn’t Play in Girls’ Sports, Her Voting Record Says Otherwisetownhall.com · not rated · cited for: context
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