,,iii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #bfb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #bd1 #bjai ,mrs4 ,murray 7for herself1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,peters1 and ,mr4 ,tester7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,,resolution ,affirming the importance of title ,,ix1 applauding the increase in educational opportunities available to all people1 regardless of sex or gender1 and recognizing the tremendous amount of work left to be done to further increase those opportunities4 ,whereas in #aigb1 ,president ,richard ,m4 ,nixon signed into law title ,,ix of the ,education ,amendments of #aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq47 7referred to in this preamble as title ,,ix72 ,whereas in #bjjb1 ,congress passed a joint resolution establishing that title ,,ix may be cited as the ,patsy ,takemoto ,mink ,equal ,opportunity in ,education ,act2 ,whereas title ,,ix prohibits any institution that receives ,federal education funding from discriminating against students or employees on the basis of sex2 ,whereas sex discrimination includes-- 7#a7 gender-based violence2 7#b7 sexual harassment and assault2 7#c7 dating violence2 and 7#d7 domestic violence2 ,whereas title ,,ix guarantees-- 7#a7 equal educational opportunities for all students1 including pregnant or parenting students and gender non-conforming students2 and 7#b7 protection for students from discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity2 ,whereas since #aigb1 the ,united ,states has made great progress in providing educational opportunities to women and girls and1 in #bjag1 women earned the majority of doctoral1 master's1 and associate degrees2 ,whereas in the #bjaf-bjag academic year1 women earned approximately #eg percent of the bachelor's degrees awarded by institutions of higher education in the ,united ,states for the #ahth consecutive year2 ,whereas since #aigb1 the participation of women and girls in sports has increased by #a1jjj percent in high school and greater than #ejj percent in college1 providing women and girls with the opportunity-- 7#a7 to develop leadership and teamwork skills2 7#b7 to earn athletic scholarships to help finance a college degree2 and 7#c7 to become successful professional athletes2 ,whereas1 despite the progress that has been made in higher education and athletics1 women1 girls1 pregnant or parenting students1 and transgender and gender non-conforming students in the ,united ,states are still frequently denied equal educational opportunities2 ,whereas pregnant and parenting students are more likely to drop out of high school compared to other students1 and only #ea percent of teenage mothers earn a high school diploma by the age of #bb1 leading to decreased opportunities for continuing education and employment2 ,whereas the number of baccalaureate degrees in science1 technology1 engineering1 and math earned by women has decreased over the past decade and1 as of the #bjaf-bjag academic year1 women earn only-- 7#a7 #ch percent of physical science degrees2 7#b7 #ai percent of computing degrees2 7#c7 #bj percent of engineering degrees2 and 7#d7 #db percent of mathematics degrees2 ,whereas1 despite representing #ef percent of all students enrolled in colleges and universities in the ,united ,states1 women hold almost #b_/c of all outstanding student debt 7#ijj1jjj1jjj1jjj of the total #a1djj1jjj1jjj1jjj71 and the average amount of student debt owed by a woman following the completion of a baccalaureate degree is #b1gjj more than the average amount of student debt owed by a man2 ,whereas1 despite constituting #ej percent of law school graduates over the past #bj years1 women constitute only #bb4g percent of partners at major law firms2 ,whereas1 while women represent #ge percent of the healthcare workforce1 only #ab percent of the chief executive officers of hospitals are women2 ,whereas #dd percent of all ,national ,collegiate ,athletic ,association ,division ,i1 ,division ,,ii1 and ,division ,,iii student athletes are women1 but only #aa percent of the athletic directors in ,division ,i sports are women2 ,whereas men still hold the vast majority of leadership positions1 while women make up approximately-- 7#a7 #d4h percent of the chief executive officers of companies included in the ,s,p #ejj2 7#b7 #ah percent of ,governors2 7#c7 #bg4f percent of executive officers elected in statewide elections2 and 7#d7 #cj percent of college and university presidents2 ,whereas1 when data is disaggregated1 women of color have lower rates of-- 7#a7 leadership positions2 and 7#b7 science1 technology1 engineering1 and math degrees2 ,whereas women continue to experience sexual harassment and assault-- 7#a7 as minors2 7#b7 at colleges and universities2 and 7#c7 in the workplace2 ,whereas #a in #d girls will experience some form of sexual abuse before turning #ah years old1 with-- 7#a7 #h percent of high school students experiencing physical dating violence2 and 7#b7 #g percent of high school students experiencing sexual assault by a dating partner2 ,whereas experiencing sexual abuse can-- 7#a7 lead to symptoms of depression and anxiety2 and 7#b7 negatively impact academic achievement2 ,whereas multiple studies have confirmed that-- 7#a7 #a in #e women and #a in #d transgender or gender non-conforming students are sexually assaulted on college campuses2 and 7#b7 approximately #bj percent of girls have been the victims of sexual assault or attempted sexual assault while in high school2 ,whereas students face pervasive discrimination and harassment on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in school1 on college campuses1 and in the workplace1 which-- 7#a7 impedes the ability of the students to fully access the educational opportunities to which the students are entitled2 and 7#b7 constitutes sex discrimination2 ,whereas1 because of the recent national focus on sexual harassment and assault1 reporting to the ,equal ,employment ,opportunity ,commission 7referred to in this preamble as the ,,eeoc7 has increased #ab percent from #bjag to #bjah1 reflecting more accurate data on the prevalence of harassment and resulting in a #ej percent increase in lawsuits filed by the ,,eeoc in #bjah2 ,whereas the rule proposed by the ,department of ,education regarding title ,,ix would substantially narrow campus protections and would irresponsibly reverse much of the progress made to combat sexual assaults on educational campuses2 and ,whereas1 between #bjaa and #bjaf1 investigations by the ,office for ,civil ,rights at the ,department of ,education into reports of sexual and dating violence and discrimination against transgender students have helped to identify and respond to systemic issues of discrimination against students that otherwise would have gone unrecognized1 yet recent actions from the ,office for ,civil ,rights indicate that there will be fewer resources and less attention focused on issues of sexual and dating violence and discrimination against transgender students moving forward3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 applauds the tremendous increase in educational opportunities for women and girls1 including in sports1 since the passage of title ,,ix of the ,education ,amendments of #aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq472 7#b7 encourages the ,department of ,education and the ,department of ,justice to protect the rights of students to have safe learning environments by working to ensure schools prevent and respond to discrimination and harassment on the basis of sex1 including-- 7,a7 sexual assault2 7,b7 harassment2 7,c7 domestic and dating violence2 7,d7 discrimination or harassment on the basis of pregnancy2 7,e7 sex stereotyping2 and 7,f7 discrimination or harassment on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity2 and 7#c7 recognizes the work that still remains to be done to secure the promise of title ,,ix of the ,education ,amendments of #aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq47 that no federally funded educational institution shall discriminate against any person on the basis of sex4