Reps. Vicente Gonzalez and Henry Cuellar, both of Texas, were the only Democrats to side with Republicans Tuesday to pass legislation meant to bar transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports.

The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act would amend Title IX — the federal civil rights law prohibiting sex discrimination in schools and education programs that receive government funding — to prohibit schools from allowing transgender female athletes to participate in athletic programs or activities “designated for women or girls.”

It defines sex as “based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.”

The bill passed the House Tuesday in a 218-206 vote, with Gonzalez and Cuellar joining all........

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