The 119th Congress said this month that a top priority would be legislation to ban transgender athletes from women's and women's sports.
the house rule package Bills for the 119th Congress were posted this week, and the first step in the order of business is a bill that would bring about amendments to Title IX that would only allow athletes to compete in the gender category they were assigned at birth.
“Amends the Education Amendments of 1972 to provide that, for purposes of determining compliance with Title IX of the Act in athletics, gender shall be recognized solely on the basis of an individual's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.'' ” is the first point of the final proposal. The package section says:
The package says the bill is the first of 12 bills being considered separately and will be debated for one hour.
After a heated campaign in which transgender participation in women's sports was a key issue, Republicans regained the White House and Senate majority while retaining control of the House of Representatives in November's elections.
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to introduce a complete ban on trans athletes in women's sports, with near-unanimous support from his Republican allies.
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Currently, 25 states in the United States have laws restricting or prohibiting trans athletes from participating in women's sports. But 25 other states have no such laws, and many, including California, have even enacted laws specifically allowing trans athletes to compete against women and girls.
But even states with laws banning transgender athletes from women's sports had their laws struck down by federal judges this year. New Hampshire Judge Randia McCafferty and Virginia Judge M. Hannah Lauck ruled in 2024 to allow biological males to play on high school girls' soccer and tennis teams, respectively. Both justices were appointed by former President Obama in the early 2010s.
Meanwhile, Democrats support several bills that would allow transgender participation in women's sports at the national level, including the Equality Act and the Transgender Bill of Rights.
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The issue has sparked intense criticism of the Democratic Party and the Biden administration since the day President Biden took office in January 2021.
On his first day in office, he issued the following statement: presidential order On “Preventing and Combating Discrimination Based on Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation.” “Children should be able to learn without worrying about whether they will be denied access to bathrooms, locker rooms, or school sports,” the order reads.
The administration then passed a comprehensive rule in April clarifying that Title IX's prohibition on “sex” discrimination in schools covers discrimination based on gender identity, sexual orientation, and “pregnancy or related conditions.” Announced. The government argued that the regulation did not address athletic eligibility. However, several experts evidence presented She told FOX News Digital in June that she expected more biological males to be included in women's sports eventually.
Multiple states have filed lawsuits and passed their own laws to address this problem. supreme court Then, in August, they voted 5-4 to reject an emergency request by the Biden administration to force sweeping reforms in those states.
The issue has proven to be one of the key campaign vulnerabilities for Vice President Harris and Democrats across the country in past elections.
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a National exit poll A survey conducted by the Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee found that 70% of moderate voters said, It turns out that President Donald Trump's opposition to the use of the virus is viewed as follows. important to them.
Six percent said it was the most important issue, and 44% said it was “very important.”
Several Democratic lawmakers have since withdrawn their support. Biden's Education Department has abandoned proposed rule changes, including: punished school For preventing transgender athletes from competing in women's sports in December. The rule was proposed in April 2023, but the plan has failed now as Biden prepares to leave office.
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