The bill comes as Democrats are preparing to have the first transgender member of Congress in January.
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) introduced a bill on Monday that would force “members, officers, and employees of the House” to use bathrooms that correspond to their biological sex.
The bill noted that “allowing biological males into single-sex facilities, such as restrooms, locker rooms, and changing rooms designed for women, jeopardizes the safety and dignity of Members, officers, and employees of the House who are female.”
The Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives would be in charge of enforcing the prohibition of men from being able to use facilities designated for women.
The bill was introduced as Democrats are preparing for their new member, Sarah McBride from Delaware, to become the first transgender member of Congress.
“Sarah McBride doesn’t get a say in this,” Mace told reporters. “If you’re a biological man, you shouldn’t be in women’s restrooms.”
Mace added on X: “Never thought this would have to happen, but we are introducing a resolution banning biological men from entering protected spaces for women on Capitol grounds.”
“Protecting biological women starts here and it starts now,” Mace added.
Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT) raged over the bill, claiming: “The cruelty is the point.”
McBride claimed that the bill was an attempt by “far right-wing extremists to distract from the fact that they have no real solutions to what Americans are facing.”
“We should be focused on bringing down the cost of housing, health care, and child care, not manufacturing culture wars,” he claimed.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who recently removed her pronouns from her X account, claimed that the bill was “not just bigotry” but “plain bullying.”
Republican members signaled that they were open to the bill and would take a further look at it.
“We’re going to talk about that,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). “We’re working on the issue.”
(Tim (Sarah) McBride declared his decision to pretend to be a female in 2012 while president of Washington DC’s American University student body.)
(I don't know if this is the complete bill, it's the only copy I was able to find.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/mace-introduces-bill-to-ban-men-from-using-womens-bathrooms-in-congress
The Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene repeatedly 'misgendered' McBride in a now-viral video where she was asked about Mace’s bill.
“I support a resolution that keeps all biological men out of women’s bathrooms, locker rooms and private places. Not only here in the Capitol complex, our office buildings, but all taxpayer-funded facilities,” Greene replied.
She was also asked how one would “check if someone is qualified to use the ladies’ restroom? Obviously there’s a new openly transgender member of Congress.”
“Which is a man,” said Greene. “He’s a man. He’s a biological male. So he is not allowed to use our women’s restrooms, our women’s gym, our locker rooms and spaces that are specified for women. He’s a biological male,” Greene said. “He’s got plenty of places he can go.”
https://x.com/PabloReports/status/1858671208763367923
