Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., used a procedural measure Tuesday to allow a direct floor vote on a bill by Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., that would preserve Title IX protections for women by prohibiting transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports.

Thune implemented Senate Rule XIV, which allows a bill to bypass the process of being referred by a committee and be placed directly on the Senate calendar, The Hill reported. It is unknown when a vote will take place.

Tuberville’s bill, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, would counter a directive by the Biden administration’s Department of Education to extend Title IX protections to transgender athletes. The department last month withdrew its planned revision, citing pending lawsuits and responses from the public comment period.

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