Friday, January 3, 2025

Republicans release top bill priorities in rules package. The No. 1 priority? Trans people

Republicans release top bill priorities in rules package. The No. 1 priority? Trans people:
speaker mike johnson smirking while holding very big gavel at Republican National Convention 2024

On Wednesday, Republicans unveiled their first rules package for the upcoming Congress, setting the stage for a contentious legislative session. Much of the attention has focused on measures like increasing the difficulty of ousting the Speaker of the House and prioritizing a bill to sanction the International Criminal Court over its investigation of Israel’s actions in Gaza. However, buried within the package is a provision with enormous potential consequences for transgender people. Among the twelve bills prioritized for early votes in the next session, the very first listed is a bill targeting transgender protections under Title IX.