On Thursday morning, the United States House of Representatives moved forward with a plan to ban transgender female athletes from competing in women’s sports across the country, passing a bill that would forbid federally supported schools and colleges from allowing transgender athletes in women’s sports. But even though the plan passed through the House of Representatives, it’s unlikely it will be signed into law.
The legislation was approved by a 219-203 vote in the House, but it will need far more support than that to be signed into law – and that does not seem realistic. The Republican-backed bill will now be sent to the United States Senate for a vote, but given that the Senate is currently controlled by Democrats, it’s unlikely that the bill will advance past the Senate.
Even if the bill is approved by the Senate, it will still need a signature from United States President Joe Biden to become law, and that will not happen as Biden has already made it clear he intends to use his veto power on the bill if it makes it to his desk.
While the bill will not pass federally, more than 20 states across the country have imposed similar limits on transgender athletes at the state level.
[ESPN]
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