The "Safeguarding The Overall Protection of Minors Act," or the "STOP Act," aims to prohibit gender transition procedures for individuals under the age of 18. It broadly defines a "gender transition procedure" to include various hormonal, pharmaceutical, and surgical interventions intended to alter an individual's physical appearance to align with an alternate sex or to remove sexual organs. However, the bill explicitly excludes treatments for diagnosed disorders of sex development , life-threatening physical conditions, and procedures to reverse prior gender transition treatments or normalize precocious puberty. The legislation makes it unlawful for any person to knowingly perform, attempt, conspire to perform, or aid in the performance of these prohibited procedures on a minor, particularly when interstate commerce is involved. Violations can lead to significant civil monetary penalties , with the Secretary of Health and Human Services authorized to impose fines of no less than $100,000 per infraction. Employers are held jointly and severally liable for violations committed by their employees, but minors and their parents or guardians are explicitly protected from liability. Furthermore, the bill establishes a private right of action , allowing individuals who underwent gender transition procedures as minors, or their parents, to sue for damages. These damages can include compensatory costs for reversing or ameliorating the effects of the procedures, non-economic damages for emotional distress, and punitive damages in cases of malicious conduct. A "Victims of Gender Transition Procedures Compensation Fund" will be established using collected penalties to support individuals seeking to detransition. Finally, the Act mandates the creation of a grant program , administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to assist individuals in reversing gender transition procedures. Eligible non-profit entities, which must not promote or perform gender transition procedures or most abortions, will receive funds to provide information, referrals, and direct services such as medical advice for detransition, education, employment assistance, and mental health support. The overall purpose is to support and encourage individuals in their efforts to reverse gender transition procedures.