Bill to ban men in women’s sports passes House with bipartisan support
With bipartisan support, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act passed the U.S. House on Tuesday.
The vote was 218 to 206, with all Republicans and two Democrats, Texas Reps. Vincente Gonzalez and Henry Cuellar, voting in favor. A third Democrat, North Carolina Rep. Don Davis, voted present rather than take a side on the legislation, the Washington Examiner reports.
House Speaker Mike Johnson celebrated the vote at a news conference afterward, describing the legislation as “common sense.”
“Men cannot become women,” Johnson said, according to a video from the conference, shared on X by American Parents Coalition leader Alleigh Marré.
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