House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., promised Rep. Nancy Mace he would not allow he would not allow "biological men" to use women's bathrooms by adding a provision to the House Rules package, Punchbowl News reported Tuesday.

That reported pledge comes shortly after Mace introduced a bill Monday that would prevent Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del., from using women's bathrooms at the U.S. Capitol. The bill specifically prohibits House members from "using single-sex facilities other than those corresponding to their biological sex."

McBride recently became the first openly trans woman elected to Congress.

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Asked to confirm Punchbowl News' reporting, Johnson's office pointed Salon to his comments at press conference on Tuesday.

"There's a concern about the uses of restroom facilities and locker rooms and........

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