Two House Democrats on Tuesday voted in support of legislation that would bar transgender girls from participating in girls' and womens' sports. Republicans emphasized the issue of transgender inclusion in sports during the 2024 election, putting Democrats, who have embraced LGBTQ+ rights, on the defense.

Texas Democratic Reps. Vicente Gonzalez and Henry Cuellar both sided with the Republican majority, and North Carolina Democratic Rep. Don Davis voted "present."

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.

Federal legislation passing the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday has mirror language to North Carolina’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act that became law on Aug. 16, 2023. Party-line votes also reflected the times.

The US House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday to bar transgender athletes from participating in women’s and girls’ sports at federally funded schools. The legislation defines sex based solely on biological and genetic factors at birth.

Texas Democrats Vicente Gonzalez and Henry Cuellar voted with Republicans to pass legislation that would ban trans women and girls from competing in women’s sports. The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act passed the House in a 218 to 206 vote on Tuesday (14 January),

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a floor vote to ban trans and intersex girls and women from participating in sports at federally funded schools and universities. A similar bill is also currently before the U.

The House voted to pass a bill that would ban transgender athletes from participating in women and girls' sports in federal funded schools.

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday to ban transgender athletes from participating in women's sports with support from a few Democrats.