The House passed a bill banning biological male athletes from participating in women’s sports in a party-line vote on Tuesday, with only two Democrats voting in favor after some in the party argued transgender issues cost them the 2024 election.
The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 passed 218 to 206, with two Texas Democrats, Reps. Vincente Gonzalez and Henry Cuellar, joining Republicans, while Rep. Don Davis (D-NC) voted present.
If signed into law, it would prevent schools from allowing biological males to compete in school athletic programs for women or girls. The government would withhold federal funding from schools where biological men are allowed to compete in female-designated athletics.
Ahead of the vote, Democrats blasted the bill as “hateful” and “prejudiced” during debate on the House floor and in caucus, with many lawmakers arguing that it is an invasion of privacy for young…
