Following President Trump's executive order barring transgender athletes from women's sports, the U.S. Department of Education is pressing the NCAA and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) to rescind awards and records held by transgender athletes who competed in women's sports. The Department of Education’s Office of General Counsel sent a letter to both organizations, advocating for the restoration of records, titles, and recognitions to female athletes, arguing that these achievements were unfairly claimed by "biological males." The Department emphasizes that this action would align the organizations with the recent policy change.

President Trump's "Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports" executive order mandates that organizations receiving federal funding adhere to Title IX, which was recently revised to acknowledge protections based on biological sex, reversing a previous interpretation. In the presence of female athletes, Trump declared the "war on women’s sports" to be over. NCAA President Charlie Baker subsequently stated that the Board of Governors would review the order and adjust the organization's policies accordingly.

The NCAA subsequently updated its eligibility rules, restricting participation in women's sports to athletes assigned female at birth. Deputy General Counsel Candice Jackson stressed that this policy change is merely the first step, advocating for the reinstatement of records to female athletes. The executive order has encountered resistance, with the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) indicating its intention to continue adhering to state law, which permits athletes to participate according to their gender identity.