This bill is a clear example of government overreach. What business does the government have micromanaging how any sporting association runs their league? Having a congressional vote to dictate the terms of participation in a private…

May I inquire as to the time remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Oregon has 14 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Michigan has 10 minutes remaining.

Just a reminder that this bill applies to every student of every age in every sport the same way. As Flynn, a successful trans athlete, said: ``The next time you see a story about trans athletes, think of the children behind the story who…

May I inquire as to how much time I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Oregon has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining.

May I inquire as to how much time I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Oregon has 5 minutes remaining.

As trans student and successful athlete Rebekah said: ``I know what it is like to have my gender questioned. . . . It is invasive and embarrassing. I wouldn't want anyone else to have to go through that,'' and, ``It is awful. Legislators…

I include in the Record a letter led by the National Women's Law Center and the Women's Sports Foundation from 33 national and 34 State and local women's and girls' rights organizations to voice our vehement opposition to H.R. 28. January…

In light of the comment that the gentleman from Michigan, who is managing the time on the other side of the aisle, made about birth certificates, I want to remind my colleagues that in the discussion on a similar bill, we had a…

Just another reminder that this bill is a blanket ban that treats every age student in every sport the same. I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Quigley).

Republicans fearmonger about the trans community to divert attention from the fact they have no real solutions to help everyday Americans.

I include in the Record the second letter I referenced during general debate on H.R. 28, a letter led by the Leadership Conference for Civil and Human Rights with signatories from 117 national and 289 regional, state, and local civil…

Reclaiming my time. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler).

May I inquire as to the time remaining on both sides. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Oregon has 18 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Michigan has 15 minutes remaining.

I also include in the Record a letter from Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, which reads in part: ``On behalf of the 1.8 million members of the AFT, I write to urge you to oppose H.R. 28, the so-called…

As a working-class kid who grew up in sports, the mother of two college athletes, and a physician, I understand how important sports are to our kids' development and their sense of community. No child in this country should be denied…

Since securing its own real estate leasing authority, the SEC has wasted time and money with failed procurements. It is past time for the SEC to cede that authority back to the GSA. My colleague, Congresswoman Holmes Norton, has explained…

The House passed this bipartisan bill on suspension in the 116th, 117th, and 118th Congresses. I look forward to the Senate taking up this bill, given how important it is with the massive natural disasters that we are seeing. I certainly…

As stewards of taxpayer dollars, we need to ensure that we are spending our money as efficiently as possible. Government should work. As we have seen in fires in Oregon, hurricanes in North Carolina and Florida, and currently the horrific…