The House of Representatives passed legislation Tuesday that prohibits biological men from competing in women and girls’ sports.
The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act amends Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which forbids sex-based discrimination in federally funded education programs, to define sex as “based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.”
The bill, passed in a 218-206 vote with two Democrats joining all Republicans, specifies that allowing “a person whose sex is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for women or girls” constitutes a violation of Title IX.
The act first passed the House in April 2023 along party lines but stalled in the then-Democrat-controlled Senate. Having secured a majority in both chambers of Congress, Republicans now aim to follow through on their promise to oppose transgender athletes participating in…
