A bill introduced by Rep. Barry Moore, R-Ala., would make permanent President Donald Trump's executive order banning transgender people from serving in the U.S. military.
Moore on Wednesday introduced the Readiness Over Wokeness Act, co-sponsored by five other Republicans. The legislation would "prohibit anyone who has a current diagnosis or history of symptoms consistent with gender dysphoria, or who has received or is receiving gender affirming care, from serving in the armed forces.”
"The American people deserve a fighting force that is capable and prepared at any moment to address and deter risks to our nation," Moore said in a release. "Serving in the military requires the ability to sustain high mental and physical standards. Transgender people have medical, surgical, and mental health concerns that limit their ability to sustain these standards.
"I am proud to introduce this bill to codify President Trump's Executive Order to ensure the woke insanity that occurred under the Biden Administration no longer compromises our military strength and readiness."
Reps. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., co-sponsored the bill.
Trump on Jan. 27, one week into office, signed the executive order banning transgender people from the military.
"Beyond the hormonal and surgical medical interventions involved, adoption of a gender identity inconsistent with an individual's sex conflicts with a soldier's commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle, even in one's personal life. A man's assertion that he is a woman, and his requirement that others honor this falsehood, is not consistent with the humility and selflessness required of a service member,” the order read, in part.
Trump's ban was subsequently blocked from taking effect by U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes. However, the U.S. Supreme Court last week ruled the ban could move forward. The Trump administration intends to begin ousting trans service members beginning June 6.
Another 1,000 service members "who have self-identified as being diagnosed with gender dysphoria will begin the voluntary separation process," chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement last week.
"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 said in a separate post on X.
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