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Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act
Coverage of Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act in the Nexus archive.
- Vulnerable Democrats flip on women's sports vote after opposing similar bills as midterms loom
Vulnerable House Democrats Shomari Figures and Terri Sewell voted with Republicans to bar biological males from women’s sports in Department of War-run schools, shifting from previous opposition to similar legislation. The move follows redistricting changes that heightened their re-election challenges, prompting criticism from Republicans as politically motivated.