Rep. Jim Banks, Chairman of the Republican Study Committee, and alumnus of our sister Foundation’s Statesmen Academy, took a bold step in the fight to Save Girls’ Sports. The Biden Administration continues to push an agenda filled with radical gender ideology, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi is following along. So, Rep. Banks’ move would bring a bill protecting female athletes to the House floor for a vote—even if Speaker Pelosi disagrees.
The procedural move is called a “discharge petition.” If enough U.S. House Members sign the discharge petition, Rep. Greg Stube’s (FL-17) bill, H.R. 426, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, could come to the floor for a vote- even without Nancy Pelosi’s approval.
H.R. 426 is a simple bill to ensure American girls can compete in their own sports — without fear of a male taking their spot on the team, scholarship opportunities, or place on the winner’s podium. If the discharge petition for H.R. 426 receives 218 signatures, H.R. 426 will receive a vote on the House Floor.
Tell your Member of Congress to save girls’ sports!
The nation recently watched with dismay as a male swimmer was awarded first place in the NCAA Women’s Swimming Championship. In this event, the NCAA forced women to compete with a male and girls everywhere lost. America’s girls deserve better.
And America agrees with saving girls’ sports. Despite efforts from the “woke” Biden Administration and the NCAA, 15 states now have laws that protect girls’ sports, and polling consistently shows Americans believe girls should have their own sports.
The ball is now in Congress’s court, and this discharge petition will reveal which Members of Congress truly believe in equal opportunities for women. Tell your Member of Congress to save girls’ sports and sign the discharge petition for H.R. 426!
Sincerely,
Nicole Hudgens
Government Affairs
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Congress will consider whether to stop the use of federal tax-exempt bonds to finance construction of abortion clinics. Rep. Robert Pittenger, a Republican from North Carolina, introduced the bill on Wednesday.
The need for this bill became apparent in recent years, as states, counties and cities issued federally tax-free infrastructure bonds for the purpose of building abortion clinics.
For example, in 2012, New York City issued a tax-free, $15 million bond for renovation of Planned Parenthood’s national headquarters. Planned Parenthood has also been the beneficiary of tax-free bonds for clinics in Florida, Illinois and Massachusetts.
Rep. Pittenger, in a speech on the House floor this week, explained how a well-intended program is being leveraged by Planned Parenthood.
“These tax-free bonds are intended to finance schools, hospitals and infrastructure, not abortion clinics,” he said. “This legislation applies the spirit of the Hyde Amendment to the tax code, by preventing tax-free bonds from going to abortion providers.”
Pittenger’s bill already has early momentum, as a bipartisan group of more than 50 congressmen have joined in as co-sponsors.
Family Policy Alliance and 36 of our state allies signed on in support of the No Abortion Bonds Act this week.
“We are grateful for Rep. Pittenger’s leadership in advancing legislation that prioritizes the value of human life, life-affirming investments in women’s health, and good stewardship of taxpayer dollars,” said Autumn Leva, Director of Public Policy and Communications at Family Policy Alliance. “Planned Parenthood is a billion-dollar organization. In a time of massive federal deficits, reasonable people on both sides of the abortion debate should be able to agree that subsidizing this abortion giant is not a national priority.”
Please urge your member of Congress to support the No Abortion Bonds Act. We’ve made it quick and easy for you to send a message through our Action Center.