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.

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.

Nearly all House Democratic lawmakers voted against a bill Tuesday that would prevent men from competing in women’s sports. The

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.

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.

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.

The GOP-led House of Representatives on Jan. 14 passed legislation banning transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports at

The House passes a GOP bill to ban transgender athletes from women's sports in federally funded schools, facing an uncertain future in the Senate.

U S House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La , defended the lower chamber s passage of a bill protecting women s sports by noting that sex goes back to the time of Genesis when God created Adam and Eve

Republicans push for anti-transgender legislation in an effort to attack Democrats and placate their conservative base.