Biden Will Veto Bill Protecting Women’s Sports.
The Biden administration announced on Monday its strong opposition to the House passage of the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act” (H.R. 734), which would prohibit “school athletic programs from allowing individuals whose biological sex at birth was male to participate in programs that are for women or girls.” The bill will likely be heard and voted on in the House this week.  
The bill was introduced by Greg Steube (R-Fla.) with 93 cosponsors, and was approved by the House Education and Workforce Committee last month in a party-line vote. The legislation amends Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, barring “individuals of the male sex to participate in programs or activities that are designated for women or girls.”  
The bill summary states: “(Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded education programs or activities, including in public elementary and secondary schools and in colleges and universities.) Under the bill, sex is based on an individual’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.”
According to the Biden administration’s letter, “H.R. 734 would deny access to sports for many families by establishing an absolute ban on transgender students, even those as young as elementary schoolers, playing on a team consistent with their gender identity,” adding, “Politicians should not dictate a one-size-fits-all requirement that forces coaches to remove kids from their teams… If the President were presented with H.R. 734, he would veto it.”
The administration’s opposition to the bill echoes comments made by Democrats during last month’s hearing with the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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