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Trump urges Congress to pass bill he says will 'protect' women's and college sports
Summary
During the ceremony, President Trump criticized a court ruling he described as harmful to women's sports and urged bipartisan passage of a bill he said would restore protections for women's and collegiate athletics.
At the White House reception, President Trump used his remarks to call for congressional action to address what he described as a recent court decision affecting sports. He said a judge "declared sports unconstitutional" and called the ruling "the worst thing that happened to women's sports."
"We have a bill, right now that we're trying to get passed. And if it does, we'll be bringing sports back and you'll all be protected and your sports will be protected," Trump said, urging both the House and Senate to act and saying he would sign the measure if it reached his desk.
The president did not identify the specific case or provide statutory citations in the remarks recorded here, nor did he cite bill text or a bill number. Transcript remarks name leagues and conferences (Big Ten, SEC) and individuals he said were involved in efforts to respond to the court decision, but the record in this transcript contains no legislative language, committee referrals or formal legislative steps.
Because the president addressed legal and policy matters without legislative specifics, follow-up reporting should seek the bill text, sponsor names and any committee schedule before treating the proposal as an active congressional measure.
