In an article titled “National ban on transgender athletes in girls sports passed by U.S. House panel, published on March 9, by Ariana Figueroa, it was noted: “The U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee early Thursday passed a bill on a party-line vote that would block transgender girls from competing in school sports consistent with their gender identity, a reflection of a broader push in multiple states to curb the rights of transgender student athletes.”