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Written by The Hill Press   
Friday, 21 April 2023 08:05

school-sportsThe legislation, titled the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act and sponsored by Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.), passed in a party-line 219-203 vote.


WASHINGTON - House Republicans on Thursday passed a bill that seeks to prohibit transgender women and girls from participating in female athletic programs, moving to the national stage an issue that has thus far mainly played out in state legislatures and individual sports associations.

The legislation — titled the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act and sponsored by Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) — passed in a party-line 219-203 vote. It is the first standalone bill to restrict the rights of transgender people considered in the House.

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