The House will vote on three substantial measures this week centering on Republicans’ campaign promises to crack down on immigration and protect women’s sports, as well as offer support to U.S. allies.
The three bills — the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025, the United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act, and Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act — will be voted on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, respectively.
With a GOP trifecta taking effect on Jan. 20 with President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, many of the Republican bills have a chance at becoming law.
Like many bills the House will take up this term, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act and the Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act are coming before the chamber for a second time after passing last Congress but stalling in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
Eyes will be on Democrats to see how they vote on the slate of bills, particularly the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act and the Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act. The party has been in a state of reflection and revamping after the 2024 election losses, causing many in swing states or districts to vote for bills Democrats once brushed off as partisan politics.
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025, sponsored by Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) in the House and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) in the Senate, passed the House in April 2023, 219 to 203.
Zero Democrats joined Republicans in passing the bill. However, in the wake of the 2024 election, many Democrats wrestled with the role that transgender rights played in the party’s loss of the Senate and White House.
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) blamed the party’s struggles in the November election could be traced to supporting transgender women in girls’ sports.
“Democrats spend way too much time trying not to offend anyone rather than being brutally honest about the challenges many Americans face,” Moulton said in an interview with the New York Times. “I have two little girls, I don’t want them getting run over on a playing field by a male or formerly male athlete, but as a Democrat I’m supposed to be afraid to say that.”
Other Democrats may follow Moulton’s lead and turn those feelings into a “yes” vote on Tuesday. More Democrats voted for the Laken Riley Act, a bill allowing illegal immigrants to be detained for theft-related crimes, than the last vote on the legislation, as many in the party have shifted toward a stronger border control approach.
With Democrats looking to reshape their party’s approach to divisive issues, this vote could be a key indicator of where they are leaning on transgender issues.
Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act
The Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act has been heavily pushed by its sponsor, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC). She introduced the bill last year as the Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act, two months before the 2024 election where Republicans zeroed in on illegal immigration and the influx at the southern border.
Mace’s bill, unlike Steube’s, received 51 Democratic votes.
The legislation would require the federal government to deport illegal immigrants who have a criminal history involving domestic violence and sex offenses.
This bill is not Mace’s first stint advocating better treatment of women, as she has frequently spoken out against the GOP for its approach to women’s issues. Most recently, she has been the face of controversy over bathroom usage in the Capitol, a response to the election of Rep. Sarah McBride (D-DE), who is the first transgender member of Congress.
This bill will likely get equal or more support from Democrats due to its connection to the border. However, Democratic leaders were strongly opposed to the legislation last year, calling it a Republican attempt to “scapegoat and fearmonger about immigrants.”
Several Democrats have also blasted Republicans as weaponizing tragedies against women to push legislation that does not solve the problem of illegal immigration.
United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act
The United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act, sponsored by Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO), is expected to be the most bipartisan of the three up for a vote this week.
The bill is meant to reach a bilateral tax agreement preventing double taxation with those living in Taiwan, likely to bolster relations with the country as the U.S. continues to push back against China.
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Under the current tax system, for example, if a company is based in Taiwan but the individual lives in the U.S., that person could end up being taxed twice. This bill would include the reduction of withholding taxes, as well as raise the threshold for whether a Taiwan resident’s income from a U.S. trade or business is subject to U.S. income tax.
However, the bill’s provisions would not go into effect unless Taiwan also made a reciprocal agreement for U.S. residents who are subject to Taiwanese taxes.
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