 The Tower Amendment, proposed to the United States Senate in 1974, was meant to restrict the power of Title IX, which was signed into law by former President Richard Nixon on June 23, 1972.Title IX states that “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance" and was signed into law by former President Richard Nixon on June 23, 1972, the amendment, however, was never ratified.Senator John Tower, a Republican from Texas, sought to exempt revenue-producing sports from Title IX.