The House of Representatives approved legislation on April 20 that would prohibit taxpayer-funded institutions from allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s and girls’ sports in schools.
The vote tally fell along party lines, 219–203.
House Passes Bill Barring Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports
Biden has vowed to veto the measure
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks during an event to celebrate the House passing The Protection of Women and Girls In Sports Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on April 20, 2023. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
