‘Protecting Girls’: House Passes Legislation Banning Biological Males from Female Sports


In a victory for common sense and fairness, the House passed legislation on Tuesday to protect women’s sports by ensuring that only biological females can compete on girls’ and women’s teams in schools that receive federal funding.

The measure, H.R. 28, passed with a 218-206 vote, with two Democrats joining Republicans in support of the bill that amends Title IX, the federal law that bars sex-based discrimination in education, to define sex strictly as a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

This move effectively bans biological males from competing in women’s sports, a long overdue step to preserve fairness and opportunities for female athletes.

Politico report: President-elect Donald Trump honed in on transgender rights and inclusion as a key campaign issue and used it to attack Democratic candidates in ads and speeches. Republicans have since viewed the issue as a potential political albatross that could divide Democrats.

The vote served as the first test for Democratic lawmakers who have been grappling with their party’s broad support of transgender rights following the 2024 elections.

Texas Democrats Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez joined Republicans in passing the measure. North Carolina Democrat Don Davis voted present.

Reps. Seth Moulton (Mass.), Tom Suozzi (N.Y.) and Gonzalez had recently vocalized their concerns over whether transgender students should be allowed to play on women’s sports and whether Democrats should change their messaging. Moulton and Suozzi voted against the measure.

On the House floor: During debate over the bill on Tuesday, GOP lawmakers argued the bill is crucial to upholding the promise of Title IX and protecting equal opportunity in athletics for women and girls. They focused on the physical disadvantages cisgender women could have against transgender athletes and potential injury risks they face.

“Kicking girls off sports teams to make way for biological males takes opportunities away from these girls,” House Education and Workforce Chair Tim Walberg said on the House floor.

“This means fewer college scholarships and fewer opportunities for girls. It also makes them second class citizens in their own sports and puts their safety at risk. The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act offers a new promise to America’s women and girls.”

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