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Congress·In Committee·11 months ago

House Republicans' No Harm Act Would Cut Federal Funds to Providers of Gender Care for Minors

Also known as: No Harm Act

Legislative Progress

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Impacts

Negative Impacts(2)
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Hurts
Chronic Illness
Hurts
Mixed Impacts(3)
Medicaid
Neutral
Child Tax Credit
Neutral
Student
Neutral

Key Points

  • Would block federal money from paying for or supporting gender transition-related medical treatments for anyone under 18, with limited exceptions.
  • Lets any person, including taxpayers, sue the federal government or agencies they say used federal funds to support these treatments.
  • Would cut off federal funding to hospitals, clinics, and other medical institutions if they provide these treatments to minors.
  • Adds new parent-consent rules: states could lose certain federal funding if they allow treatment without both parents’ consent or separate families over refusal.
  • Sets new legal risks for providers: requires a 72-hour parent meeting and written consent, and allows lawsuits decades later with higher damages in some cases.
HealthcareCivil RightsEducationMedicare MedicaidCriminal Justice

Milestones

2 milestones3 actions
Mar 26, 2025House

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Education and Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Mar 26, 2025

Introduced in House

Mar 26, 2025

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1283)

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

Soon after the law takes effect

Federal agencies and programs stop paying for or supporting the covered treatments for minors

Families may find that coverage or payment disappears in programs that use federal dollars, and providers may stop offering the care to minors to avoid funding problems.

Weeks to months after the law takes effect

Hospitals, clinics, and health centers review services and may end the restricted treatments for minors

Even if a family can pay privately, fewer places may be willing to provide the treatment because offering it could threaten the facility’s federal funding for other health services.

Months to years after the law takes effect

New lawsuits are filed using the bill’s civil action provisions

Courts could shape how strictly the funding bans are enforced, and institutions may become more cautious because legal risk increases.

Related News

2 articles
The Hill·11 months ago

House GOP introduces sweeping ban on federal funding for gender-affirming care

Republicans in the 119th Congress have introduced the 'No Harm Act,' a bill that would cut off federal money to any medical institution providing gender-affirming care to minors. The legislation is part of a broader effort to codify President Trump's executive orders on the issue.

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Missouri Independent·11 months ago

Bob Onder introduces federal 'No Harm Act' to ban gender-affirming care for minors

Rep. Bob Onder (R-MO) introduced the 'No Harm Act' in the U.S. House, aiming to block all federal funding for gender transition treatments for individuals under 18. The bill also includes a provision allowing taxpayers to sue the government over the use of funds for such care.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

No Harm Act

Bill NumberHR 2387
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Education and Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(8)
R: 8

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