WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representative Luke Messer introduced legislation on Wednesday that would block the Obama administration’s directive to allow transgender students to use the bathroom and locker room at school that corresponds with the gender they identify with.
Schools around the country received the letter last week.
It isn’t a law, but if schools don’t comply they could face lawsuits and lose federal funding.
Representative Messer’s legislation, called the PUBLIC School Act (H.R. 5275) aims to halt the loss of federal funding for schools who don’t comply.
If voted on, the bill would have to receive enough support from Congress to override an expected veto from President Obama.
