Jamie Reed Protecting Our Kids from Child Abuse Act

The "Jamie Reed Protecting Our Kids from Child Abuse Act" establishes a new federal tort, allowing individuals to seek damages from entities involved in gender-transition procedures performed on them as minors. This includes pediatric gender clinics , medical practitioners, and affiliated institutions like hospitals or institutions of higher education. A "gender-transition procedure" is defined as the administration of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, or surgeries aimed at aligning an individual's body with an identity at odds with their biological sex, with specific exceptions for intersex conditions or life-threatening medical necessities. Individuals who suffer bodily injury or harm to mental health attributable to these procedures can bring a civil action in federal or state court up to 30 years after turning 18. They may seek compensatory damages, punitive damages, and attorney's fees and costs. An affirmative defense exists if the clinic or practitioner did not know the individual in question was a minor. Furthermore, the bill prohibits the use of Federal funds for pediatric gender clinics, institutions affiliated with them, or for any gender-transition procedure performed on a minor. This Act takes effect immediately upon enactment and applies retroactively to any gender-transition procedure performed before, on, or after the effective date.