Fact check: 0 democrats voted for protection of women in sports act, while 219 republicans voted for it

1. Summary of the results

The original statement contains several inaccuracies and oversimplifications. The House vote actually recorded 218 yea votes, not 219 as claimed ^[1]. More importantly, regarding Democratic opposition, while it's true that Democrats opposed the bill, they did so through active voting rather than abstention - specifically through a Senate filibuster where the vote fell along party lines 51-45, short of the 60 votes needed to advance ^[2].

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

Several crucial pieces of context are missing from the original statement:

• The bill's full name is "H.R. 28: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025," introduced by Republican Representative Gregory Steube from Florida's 17th district ^[3]
• The bill actually passed the House in January before moving to the Senate ^[2]
• The Senate vote required 60 votes to overcome the filibuster, which provides important context about why the 51-45 vote resulted in the bill's failure ^[2]

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The statement appears to be crafted to create a specific narrative about partisan division:

• It oversimplifies the legislative process by not distinguishing between House and Senate votes
• The framing suggests Democrats simply didn't vote, when in fact they actively voted against the measure through a filibuster ^[2]
• The statement's characterization aligns with partisan rhetoric, as exemplified by Senator Lindsey Graham's description of "radical Left" controlling Democratic Senators ^[4]
• The statement fails to mention that this was a party-line vote, which provides important context about the partisan nature of the issue ^[2]

The way the statement is framed appears designed to emphasize Republican support while downplaying the actual procedural mechanisms used by Democrats in their opposition, potentially serving political messaging purposes for Republican lawmakers and conservative advocacy groups.