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House Panel Advances Bill Banning Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports

Senior Reporter

3/9/2023|Updated: 3/9/2023

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A House committee on March 9 voted to pass a bill that would bar transgender athletes from competing in women’s and girls’ sports.

In a party-line vote, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce advanced the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, H.R. 734., which would amend Title IX to recognize sex as “based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.” Title IX protects against sex discrimination in education.

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Janice Hisle

Senior Reporter

Janice Hisle mainly writes in-depth reports based on U.S. political news and cultural trends, following a two-year stint covering President Donald Trump’s 2024 reelection campaign. Before joining The Epoch Times in 2022, she worked more than two decades as a reporter for newspapers in Ohio and authored several books. She is a graduate of Kent State University's journalism program. You can reach Janice at: [email protected]

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