Federal agencies are ramping up their attention to state anti-transgender laws recently passed, like Montana's new law prohibiting transgender women from participating in women's sports. The U.S. Department of Justice last week said a new West Virginia law banning transgender women from participating in women's sports violates federal non-discrimination laws. The U.S. Department of Education, too, issued a notice last week that Title IX discrimination protections extend to transgender students, a warning that threatens funding for federal financial assistance recipients. The Montana Legislature, in the process of passing House Bill 112, had prepared for such a position from the new presidential administration earlier this year. That came after President Joe Biden issued an executive order on his first day in office to protect transgender students' access to sports. Before the Legislature was over, the NCAA had fired its own warning shot at states' pocketbooks, announcing it would only hold championship games in states "free of discrimination," referencing support for transgender athletes.