STOP Act
Sen. Marshall Introduces Bill to Ban Gender Transition Procedures for Minors Nationwide
The STOP Act is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It was recently sent to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions for review. There are no upcoming votes scheduled at this time.
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This bill faces a very difficult path because it deals with a highly debated topic and lacks the broad support needed to pass through a divided Congress.
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The bill would prohibit all gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors across the entire country, including puberty blockers and hormone therapy that many medical organizations currently support. Transgender youth who are currently receiving or seeking these treatments would lose access, and their families would have no legal path to obtain this care within the United States. The broad definition of gender transition procedures could also create a chilling effect on healthcare providers treating LGBTQ youth more generally.
“No person may, in any circumstance described in paragraph (2), knowingly perform, attempt to perform, conspire to perform, or otherwise aid or abet the performance of any gender transition procedure on a minor.”
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
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No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
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Senator Roger Marshall is set to introduce the STOP Act, which would prohibit gender transition procedures on minors under 18, including puberty blockers and surgeries. The bill imposes $100,000 fines per violation and allows victims to sue doctors for up to 25 years after they reach adulthood.
Senator Marshall Introduces Bill to Ban Child Sex-Change Procedures with $100K Penalties
U.S. Senator Roger Marshall introduced the Safeguarding the Overall Protection of Minors (STOP) Act. The legislation bans gender transition procedures for minors and creates a federal compensation fund for detransitioners, funded by civil penalties collected from medical providers.
Lee cosponsors ban on child sex-change procedures with $100K penalties, fund for detransitioning victims
Senator Mike Lee joined Senator Roger Marshall in cosponsoring the STOP Act. The bill targets 'predatory doctors' by outlawing risky gender transition procedures on minors and empowering victims to sue for damages, with penalty funds awarded to victims as recovery compensation.
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STOP Act
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