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Republican lawmakers are doubling down on gender-affirming care and women’s sports as political priorities, frustrated by slow legislative progress despite strong campaign promises. Senators like Josh Hawley and Reps. Steube and Owens are pushing hard to block taxpayer-funded procedures for minors and enforce biological sex in sports and schools. While federal bills stall in the Senate amid procedural hurdles and Democratic resistance, Trump’s executive orders and state-level laws offer tangible wins. Two education bills recently passed the House to require parental consent for gender changes and ban “gender ideology” in federally funded curricula. With elections looming, Republicans insist these issues remain voter-driven and vow to turn executive actions into permanent law — even as they acknowledge competing priorities like defense and border security.

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