Two House Democrats on Tuesday voted in support of legislation that would bar transgender girls from participating in girls' and womens' sports. Republicans emphasized the issue of transgender inclusion in sports during the 2024 election, putting Democrats, who have embraced LGBTQ+ rights, on the defense.
The House passed the "Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act," which could change Title IX protections and ensure only people assigned female at birth participate in women and girls athletics, on Tuesday on a vote of 218-206-1.
Nearly all House Democratic lawmakers voted against a bill Tuesday that would prevent men from competing in women’s sports. The
Texas Democratic Reps. Vicente Gonzalez and Henry Cuellar both sided with the Republican majority, and North Carolina Democratic Rep. Don Davis voted "present."
Only two Democrats, Reps. Vicente Gonzalez and Henry Cuellar of Texas, voted in favor of the bill while one Democrat, Rep. Don Davis of North Carolina, voted present. The bill would amend Title IX to recognize sex “based solely on a person’s ...
Federal legislation passing the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday has mirror language to North Carolina’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act that became law on Aug. 16, 2023. Party-line votes also reflected the times.
The US House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday to bar transgender athletes from participating in women’s and girls’ sports at federally funded schools. The legislation defines sex based solely on biological and genetic factors at birth.
Reps. Vicente Gonzalez and Henry Cuellar of Texas were the two Democrats who voted for the bill and Rep. Don Davis of North Carolina was the present vote. Republicans put attacks on Democrats over transgender issues front and center in competitive races ...
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban transgender athletes from cis-gender women’s and girls’ sports.
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