Congressional Republicans have reintroduced legislation that would amend Title IX to explicitly prohibit transgender girls and women from playing on school and college sports teams that align with their gender identity.

The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act would ban institutions receiving federal funding from allowing biological males to compete in women's sports.

The U.S. Senate will vote on Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s bill to bar transgender women and girls from competing in female school sports. Senate Majority Leader John Thune placed the bill on the chamber’s calendar last week, meaning a vote will be held in the next few weeks, The Hill reports. A firm date for the vote has not been set.

The legislation is a cornerstone of the GOP’s education agenda and would deliver on a priority for the incoming Trump administration.

Nearly all House Democratic lawmakers voted against a bill Tuesday that would prevent men from competing in women’s sports. The

Reps. Vicente Gonzalez and Henry Cuellar, both of Texas, were the only Democrats to side with Republicans on Tuesday to pass legislation meant to bar transgender athletes from competing in girls and women’s sports.