众议院共和党人周四首次通过联邦立法禁止变性运动员尽管该法案没有机会在参议院通过，并面临总统否决的威胁，但在学校运动队中与妇女和女孩竞争-这是共和党的政治信息优先事项。
在国会大厦外，众议院议长凯文·麦卡锡称赞了“体育运动中保护妇女和女孩法案”，该法案以219比203的投票结果通过。
麦卡锡说:“这是美国伟大的一天，是女孩和妇女伟大的一天，也是体育公平的一天。””众议院共和党人在临终前保证道选举或者对美国妇女和女孩的体育承诺。今天我们保持了这一点，”他补充道。
这账单将第九章对性的定义改为“完全基于一个人出生时的生殖生物学和遗传学”佛罗里达州共和党众议员格雷格·斯陶贝(Greg Steube)在2月份提出了这项立法，此前该立法在民主党控制众议院的最后两届国会期间未能通过。
众议院议长凯文·麦卡锡庆祝众议院通过一项法案，该法案将禁止联邦政府支持的学校和大学允许变性运动员的生物性别被指定...显示更多undefined
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“众议院共和党人今天通过了这项法案，以保护我们在女子体育运动中应有的安全和公平，并确保没有女性运动员被迫与亲生男性竞争，”众议院多数党党鞭众议员汤姆·艾默(Tom Emmer)说，他与麦卡锡和其他共和党领导人站在一起。
在国会大厦内，众议院少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯(Hakeem Jeffries)抨击该法案是共和党人“试图以他们错误描述的方式耸人听闻地报道一个并不存在的问题”的一个例子。
“NCAA已经有了一个与这个问题相关的政策，国际奥委会也是如此，田径协会也是如此，许多高中体育协会都有这个问题，”他说。“所以这又是关于极端的MAGA共和党人尽一切可能向美国人民灌输他们的右翼意识形态。”
杰弗里斯还警告说，这项立法可能会对变性儿童的福祉产生潜在影响。
“我相信美国人民的善良、正直、正直和尊重。对我来说，这与政治无关。这是为了所有美国儿童，包括变性儿童，他们只是想能够生活，归属和交朋友，”他说。
反诽谤同性恋联盟GLAAD的总裁兼首席执行官莎拉·凯特·埃利斯在周四对该法案的通过做出回应时说，众议院共和党人“应该为自己感到羞耻”
埃利斯在一份声明中说:“现在，枪支暴力是美国儿童的头号死亡原因，但极端主义立法者无视这一现实，推动进一步危及和孤立LGBTQ青年的法案，这些青年只想做自己，和朋友一起玩。”。“年轻的跨性别者不应该看着立法者争论他们的基本人性。立法者必须会见跨性别青年、他们的家庭、队友和教练，他们会受到这项危险立法的伤害;提出保护所有青年的方法;停止推动反LGBTQ歧视，假装保护妇女和女孩。保护所有孩子，让他们玩耍。”
该法案在到达民主党控制的参议院时已经死亡，白宫也警告说，如果该法案提交到他的办公桌上，总统乔·拜登将会否决该法案。
白宫周一在一份声明中表示，“作为一项不考虑竞争力或等级水平的全国性禁令，H.R. 734针对的是那些人，因此是歧视性的。”“政治家不应该规定一个一刀切的要求，迫使教练将孩子从他们的球队中除名。”
尽管如此，此举仍是众议院共和党人的一个信息法案，他们正在努力强调LGBTQ问题，因为全国各州都试图通过类似的法案，限制跨性别运动员参加学校体育运动。
“我们信守了承诺，”麦卡锡说。“去年我们承诺，如果我们有机会成为多数党，我们将提出这项法案。我们会支持公平。我们会支持你。我们会支持XI头衔。这正是我们今天所做的。”
自2020年以来，至少21个国家根据运动促进项目，已经颁布了法律或政策，禁止跨性别运动员与妇女和女孩一起参加学校运动队。
House Republicans pass ban on transgender athletes competing with women, girls
House Republicans passed first-of-its-kind federal legislation on Thursday to bantransgender athletesfrom competing on school sports teams with women and girls -- a political messaging priority for the GOP despite the bill having no chance of passing the Senate and facing a presidential veto threat.
Outside the Capitol, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy lauded the "Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act" after the bill passed by a 219-203 vote along party lines.
"This is a great day for America, and a great day for girls and women, and for fairness in sports," McCarthy said. "House Republicans pledged before the lastelectionor commitment to American women and girls in sports. Today we kept that," he added.
Thebillwould change Title IX's definition of sex to one "based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth." Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., introduced the legislation in February after it failed to pass out of committee during the last two sessions of Congress, when Democrats controlled the House.
"House Republicans today passed this bill to protect the safety and fairness that we should have in women's sports and to make sure that no female athlete is ever forced to compete against a biological male, period," said House Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer as he stood with McCarthy and other GOP leaders.
Inside the Capitol, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries slammed the bill as an example of Republicans "trying to sensationalize an issue that doesn't really exist in the way that they are falsely portraying."
"The NCAA already has a policy as it relates to this issue, so does the International Olympic Committee, so does the Track and Field Association, and many high school athletic associations have this issue addressed," he said. "So what this is about, again, extreme MAGA Republicans doing everything possible to jam their right-wing ideology down the throats of the American people."
Jeffries also warned of the potential consequences the legislation could have on the well-being of transgender children.
"I believe in the fundamental goodness and decency and integrity and respectfulness of the American people. And for me, this is not about politics. This is about being there for all of America's children, including transgender children, who just want to be able to live and to belong and to make friends," he said.
Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of GLAAD, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, reacting to the bill's passage on Thursday said House Republicans "should be ashamed of themselves."
"Right now, gun violence is the number one cause of death to American children, yet extremist lawmakers ignore this reality to push bills that further endanger and isolate LGBTQ youth who just want to be themselves and play with their friends," Ellis said in a statement. "Young transgender people should not have to watch lawmakers debate their basic humanity. Legislators must meet with transgender youth, their families, teammates, and coaches who would be harmed by this dangerous legislation; propose ways to protect all youth; and stop pushing anti-LGBTQ discrimination in a phony attempt to protect women and girls. Protect all kids and let them play."
The bill is dead on arrival in the Democratic-controlled Senate, and the White House has also warned that President Joe Biden would veto the legislation if it made it to his desk.
"As a national ban that does not account for competitiveness or grade level, H.R. 734 targets people for who they are and therefore is discriminatory," the White House said in a statement Monday. "Politicians should not dictate a one-size-fits-all requirement that forces coaches to remove kids from their teams."
Still, the move serves as a messaging bill for House Republicans who are working to highlight LGBTQ issues, as states across the country try to pass similar bills restricting transgender athletes from participating in school sports.
"We kept our promise," McCarthy said. "Last year we pledged if we had the opportunity to be in the majority we would bring this bill forward. We would stand up for fairness. We would stand up for you. We would stand up for Title XI. That’s exactly what we did today."
Since 2020,at least 21 stateshave enacted laws or policies that ban transgender athletes from playing on school sports teams with women and girls, according to the Movement Advancement Project.
