As part of the new House of Representatives's first order of business, lawmakers have fast-tracked a bill that would amend Title IX and ban transgender athletes from competing in women's sports.
According to Front Office Sports, the 119th Congress agreed to a rules package that included the "Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act" as one of 12 that will be fast-tracked to the House floor for a vote.
“The radical left is not in step with the American people on the issue of protecting women’s sports,” Rep. Greg Steube (R., Fla.), who authored the bill, said in a statement Friday.
The bill would add language to Title IX that stating that it would be a violation for a school to “permit a person whose sex is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for women,” adding that “sex” can be solely defined as “a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.”
The bill would apply to all educational institutions receiving federal funding, from elementary schools with sports programs to NCAA collegiate institutions.
Front Office Sports reported that the bill will almost certainly pass the House, which has a 220–215 Republican majority. It’s unclear how it will fare in the Senate, however. Despite a Republican majority of 53–47, Democrats still have the opportunity to utilize the filibuster to block the bill from being brought to a vote … unless Republicans can convince enough of them to vote in favor of the ban.
