A handful of House Republicans are working to make President Trump’s executive order to bar transgender troops from serving openly in the military permanent, introducing legislation to give the directive the full force of law.

The Readiness Over Wokeness Act, introduced Wednesday by Rep. Barry Moore (R-Ala.), deems any service member with a current diagnosis, history or symptoms of gender dysphoria unfit for military service. It disqualifies individuals who have received gender-affirming care, including hormone therapy or surgery “as treatment for gender dysphoria or in pursuit of a sex transition.”

“It’s time to rein in the gender insanity that occurred under the Biden Administration and return our military to their core mission: defending the United States and its interests,” Moore wrote in a post on the social platform X announcing the bill, which has five Republican co-sponsors.

He accused former President Biden of allowing transgender people to serve “to appease the leftist activists” and said their participation threatens the military’s strength and readiness.

The Alabama lawmaker, a former member of the state National Guard,

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