U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) introduced legislation on Wednesday to codify President Donald Trump’s executive order repealing the previous policy allowing transgender individuals to serve in the military.
The Readiness Over Wokeness Act would codify into law actions taken by the Trump administration early in his presidency.
Trump’s January executive order prohibited males from using or sharing sleeping, changing or bathing facilities designated for females. It also ended the use of alternative pronouns in the Department of Defense (DOD) and revoked a Biden administration executive order that had mandated the accommodation of “gender identity” in the military.
Moore’s bill would ban people with “a history of gender-affirming care including cross-sex hormone therapy or sex reassignment or genital reconstruction surgery as treatment for gender dysphoria or in pursuit of a sex transition” from serving in the armed forces. It also directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a reinvestigation of the eligibility for access to classified information once separation from the Armed Forces occurs.
"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. "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."
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