Under a new policy from House Speaker Mike Johnson, transgender individuals will be prohibited from using single-sex bathrooms matching their gender identity near the House Chamber. The policy, initially proposed by Rep. Nancy Mace, states that all single-sex facilities are reserved for individuals based on their biological sex.
Transgender people will not be permitted to use single-sex bathrooms that align with their gender identities near the House Chamber, under a policy from Speaker Mike Johnson , R-La., that was renewed Friday. The ban was included in a list of Johnson’s policies for the 119th Congress, which were reflected in the Congressional Record, a daily account of Congress’ proceedings. The policy was not officially included in the House rules package that passed Friday during the House’s first session.
The policy states that “all single-sex facilities—such as restrooms, changing rooms, and locker rooms—are reserved for individuals of that biological sex,” according to the record of Friday’s proceedings. The policy will be enforced by the sergeant-at-arms and applies to “all areas of the Capitol subject to the Speaker’s general control under clause 3 of rule I,” according to the Congressional Record. That includes the hall of the House, the corridors and passages in the part of the Capitol assigned to the House, and other unappropriated rooms in that part of the Capitol, according to the House rules. “It is important to note that each Member office has its own private restroom, and unisex restrooms are available throughout the Capitol,” Friday’s Congressional Record states. The policy was initially introduced as a proposed addition to the House rules by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., in November as a direct response to the election of Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del., who is the nation’s first openly trans member of Congress. “I’m absolutely 100% gonna stand in the way of any man who wants to be in a women’s restroom, in our locker rooms, in our changing rooms,” Mace, who has repeatedly misgendered McBride, told reporters at the time. “I will be there fighting you every step of the way.” Shortly after, Johnson said he supported Mace’s effort, saying, “Women deserve women’s only spaces”, The policy does not apply to member offices, which have their own private restrooms.
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