Legis Daily

PROTECTS Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-742| House 
| Updated: 1/28/2025
Richard McCormick

Richard McCormick

Republican Representative

Georgia

Cosponsors (38)
Dusty Johnson (Republican)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Ryan K. Zinke (Republican)Jeff Crank (Republican)Andy Harris (Republican)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Scott Franklin (Republican)Thomas P. Tiffany (Republican)Lance Gooden (Republican)Mike Collins (Republican)Beth Van Duyne (Republican)Andrew Ogles (Republican)Pete Sessions (Republican)David Rouzer (Republican)Anna Paulina Luna (Republican)Ronny Jackson (Republican)James R. Baird (Republican)Jodey C. Arrington (Republican)Pat Fallon (Republican)Jake Ellzey (Republican)Brad Finstad (Republican)Tony Wied (Republican)Glenn Grothman (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)Austin Scott (Republican)Daniel Webster (Republican)Abraham J. Hamadeh (Republican)Russell Fry (Republican)Riley M. Moore (Republican)John W. Rose (Republican)John J. McGuire (Republican)Burgess Owens (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Andrew S. Clyde (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)Cory Mills (Republican)Michael Guest (Republican)

Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill aims to prohibit the use of Federal funds for specific gender transition procedures for individuals under the age of 18. It broadly defines these procedures to include various surgeries, such as castration, hysterectomy, mastectomy, and facial feminization or masculinization surgeries, when performed to intentionally change a minor's body to no longer correspond to their biological sex. The prohibition also extends to the administration of puberty-blocking drugs to stop or delay normal puberty, and supraphysiologic doses of testosterone, estrogen, or other androgens. Additionally, it covers the placement of chest implants to create feminine breasts and fat or artificial implants in the gluteal region. However, the bill includes exceptions for medically necessary treatments, such as puberty suppression for precocious puberty with parental consent. It also allows for procedures to correct medically verifiable genetic disorders of sex development or other physical disorders that pose an imminent danger to life or major bodily function, explicitly excluding procedures for the alleviation of mental distress.
View Full Text

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-7140
PROTECTS Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-7183
PROTECTS Act of 2024

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-7956
PROTECTS Act
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-7140
    PROTECTS Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-7183
    PROTECTS Act of 2024


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-7956
    PROTECTS Act


  • January 28, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • January 28, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Health

Child healthSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSurgery and anesthesia

PROTECTS Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-742| House 
| Updated: 1/28/2025
This bill aims to prohibit the use of Federal funds for specific gender transition procedures for individuals under the age of 18. It broadly defines these procedures to include various surgeries, such as castration, hysterectomy, mastectomy, and facial feminization or masculinization surgeries, when performed to intentionally change a minor's body to no longer correspond to their biological sex. The prohibition also extends to the administration of puberty-blocking drugs to stop or delay normal puberty, and supraphysiologic doses of testosterone, estrogen, or other androgens. Additionally, it covers the placement of chest implants to create feminine breasts and fat or artificial implants in the gluteal region. However, the bill includes exceptions for medically necessary treatments, such as puberty suppression for precocious puberty with parental consent. It also allows for procedures to correct medically verifiable genetic disorders of sex development or other physical disorders that pose an imminent danger to life or major bodily function, explicitly excluding procedures for the alleviation of mental distress.
View Full Text

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-7140
PROTECTS Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-7183
PROTECTS Act of 2024

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-7956
PROTECTS Act
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-7140
    PROTECTS Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-7183
    PROTECTS Act of 2024


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-7956
    PROTECTS Act


  • January 28, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • January 28, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Richard McCormick

Richard McCormick

Republican Representative

Georgia

Cosponsors (38)
Dusty Johnson (Republican)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Ryan K. Zinke (Republican)Jeff Crank (Republican)Andy Harris (Republican)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Scott Franklin (Republican)Thomas P. Tiffany (Republican)Lance Gooden (Republican)Mike Collins (Republican)Beth Van Duyne (Republican)Andrew Ogles (Republican)Pete Sessions (Republican)David Rouzer (Republican)Anna Paulina Luna (Republican)Ronny Jackson (Republican)James R. Baird (Republican)Jodey C. Arrington (Republican)Pat Fallon (Republican)Jake Ellzey (Republican)Brad Finstad (Republican)Tony Wied (Republican)Glenn Grothman (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)Austin Scott (Republican)Daniel Webster (Republican)Abraham J. Hamadeh (Republican)Russell Fry (Republican)Riley M. Moore (Republican)John W. Rose (Republican)John J. McGuire (Republican)Burgess Owens (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Andrew S. Clyde (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)Cory Mills (Republican)Michael Guest (Republican)

Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Child healthSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSurgery and anesthesia