The House passed the GOP’s resolution, which has little chance of passing, and the federal court judge denied the Biden administration’s request to delay its Title IX revision.
On Thursday, the conservative majority in the US House of Representatives challenged President Joe Biden’s comprehensive plan to toughen the consequences for sex-based misconduct in schools.
The House measure, which would halt the implementation of Biden’s Title IX amendments, is likely to be approved by the Senate because Democrats have a slim majority there. Additionally, the president may veto it. However, the resolution strengthens the conservative opposition to the Biden administration’s plan to formalize protections for LGBTQ+ students and reverse the Trump administration’s guidelines for deciding cases of sexual assault and harassment on campuses.
With 210 votes in favor and 205 votes against, the House voted on Thursday on a party-line vote to reject the regulation. Republicans, including Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., the chair of the House education committee, centered their support on the idea of safety for women in sports.
According to Foxx, “The radical left and the Biden administration will destroy women’s sports and eliminate safe and private spaces for girls by adding ‘gender identity’ to Title IX’s protected classes.”
Rep. Kathy Manning, D-N.C., mocked the bill as a “dangerous step in the wrong direction” during a call with a reporter on Wednesday. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., accused Republicans of Jeopardizing victims of sexual misconduct while also permitting discrimination against LGBTQ+ students.
She argued, “This is just another example of the narrow-minded agenda, which is to drag us back to a time when people were afraid to be who they truly were and lived in the closet.”
