The bill prohibits recipients of federal money from permitting a person “whose sex is male to participate in an athletic program or activity...for women or girls' — defining sex as “based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.”
WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House passed a bill Thursday that would bar federally supported schools and colleges from allowing transgender athletes whose biological sex assigned at birth was male to compete on girls or women's sports teams.
The bill would amend landmark civil rights legislation passed more than 50 years ago. The amendment would prohibit recipients of federal money from permitting a person “whose sex is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for women or girls.” The bill defines sex as “based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.”
“These bills tell some of the most vulnerable children in our country that they do not belong," Jayapal said. "Shame on you.”
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