House Republicans Attempt to Advance Transgender Athletes Bill

House Republicans Attempt to Advance Transgender Athletes Bill
Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) speaks during a hearing, in Washington on Dec. 4, 2019. Saul Loeb/Pool/Getty Images
Gary Bai
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House Republicans are attempting to bring to the House floor a bill that makes it illegal for biological males to participate in sports designated for females.

Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) and Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) submitted a discharge petition on April 26 to bring “The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act” (H.R. 426) out of the Committee on Education and Labor, which did not act on the bill since Steube introduced it in the House in January 2021.