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Congress·Passed House·3 months ago

House Passes Protect Children's Innocence Act, Banning Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

Also known as: Protect Children’s Innocence Act

Legislative Progress

✓ Filed
✓ Review
✓ House

216–211

Senate
President

Impact Analysis

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Key Points

  • This bill would make it a federal crime to provide gender-affirming medical care to anyone under 18 years old. This includes various surgeries, puberty blockers, and hormone treatments intended to help a minor's body match a gender identity that is different from the sex they were assigned at birth.
  • Doctors or other individuals who perform these procedures or provide these medications could face up to 10 years in prison and significant fines. The law would apply to any case involving travel across state lines, the use of the mail, or medical tools that have moved through interstate commerce.
  • The proposal specifically states that mental, behavioral, or emotional health issues do not qualify as a medical necessity for these treatments. This means doctors could not use a diagnosis of gender dysphoria or emotional distress as a legal reason to provide this care to a minor.
  • There are specific exceptions for children born with certain physical conditions, such as those with ambiguous biological sex traits. It also allows treatments for physical injuries, illnesses, or a condition called precocious puberty where a child begins puberty much earlier than normal.
  • While the adults providing the care or transporting a minor for these procedures would face criminal charges, the minors themselves are protected. The bill states that no person under 18 who receives these treatments can be arrested or prosecuted for it.
HealthcareCivil RightsCriminal Justice

Milestones

6 milestones23 actions
Dec 18, 2025Senate

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Dec 17, 2025House

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Dec 17, 2025House

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 211 (Roll no. 351). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5992-5993)

Dec 17, 2025

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 211 (Roll no. 351).

Dec 17, 2025House

On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 218 (Roll no. 350).

Vote Results

2 votes
HouseFailedAmendmentDec 17, 2025

On Motion to Recommit

210
218
Democrat
210 – 0 · 3
Republican
0 – 218 · 2
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HousePassedPassageDec 17, 2025

On Passage

216
211
Democrat
3 – 207 · 3
Republican
213 – 4 · 3
View full roll call

Related News

2 articles
Fox 5 Atlanta·10 months ago

Marjorie Taylor Greene reintroduces bill to ban gender-transition procedures for minors

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene reintroduced the Protect Children's Innocence Act to make gender-transition procedures for minors a federal crime. The bill seeks to codify an executive order by Donald Trump, prohibiting surgeries and hormone therapies with very limited medical exceptions.

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GCN·2 months ago

US House passes legislation to criminalise gender-affirming care for minors

The Bill would criminalise doctors for offering gender-affirming care to minors, with professionals facing up to 10 years in prison. It also prevents federal funds from being used for this care and bans medical schools from teaching subjects related to gender-affirming treatments.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Protect Children’s Innocence Act

Bill NumberHR 3492
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(44)
R: 44

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