The House passed legislation that would ban transgender athletes from participating in women’s and girls’ sports at schools and institutions receiving federal funds.

Reps. Vicente Gonzalez and Henry Cuellar, both of Texas, were the only Democrats to side with Republicans on Tuesday to pass legislation meant to bar transgender athletes from competing in girls and women’s sports.

House Republicans on Tuesday passed a bill to bar transgender student-athletes from competing in girls’ sports from kindergarten through twelfth grade, putting the contentious issue front and

The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 would deny federal funding to schools that permits biological males in female athletics.

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. The bill, known as the "Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act,

Republicans’ decision to push through the measure early in the new Congress indicated their belief that the issue is politically potent for them. Its future in the Senate is uncertain.

The House of Representatives has passed legislation that would restrict girls' school sports to only those children who were born female at birth, excluding transgender kids.