Two Democrats voted in favor of the House GOP's signature legislation.
Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson speaks during a press conference at the Capitol, Jan. 14, 2025.The House passed the "Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act," which could change Title IX protections and ensure only people assigned female at birth participate in women and girls athletics, on Tuesday on a vote of 218-206-1.
"Today was an improvement. It's bipartisan," Johnson said about the bill at his victory presser. "We had two Democrats join us." Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson speaks during a press conference at the Capitol, Jan. 14, 2025.Steube's bill aims to ensure schools comply with a person's "reproductive" biology and genetics at birth, according to the bill. Therefore, if signed into law, it will be a violation for a man to participate in an athletic program that is intended for women or girls.
"It potentially could lead to inspections, individuals raising concerns, and how you proceed with that is something that is concerning to the House Democratic Caucus," he said. "Another thing they said, 'There's only a few girls who have been injured at the hands of a boy -- it's such a small percentage,'" she explained. "I heard that this bill is a waste of time, and let me tell you the message I received when I heard that: I'm a waste of time. Girls around the country, just like me, are a waste of time. Your daughters are a waste of time to all House Democrats except the two who voted in favor .
The bill was a pipe dream for years when Democrats were in control of Washington. In 2023, under Republican control in the House, the same bill passed 219-203 on a party-line vote -- but was never taken up in the Senate. The House then passed Rep. Mary Miller's Congressional Review Act in 2024 as conservatives pledged to "roll back" President Joe Biden's expansions to Title IX, which ensured protections for transgender people.
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