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GUARD Act

USA119th CongressS-851| Senate 
| Updated: 3/5/2025
Jim Banks

Jim Banks

Republican Senator

Indiana

Cosponsors (2)
Tom Cotton (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) to impose new conditions on states receiving federal funding under the Act. It prohibits states from taking adverse actions or discriminating against parents, guardians, or legal representatives who oppose medical, surgical, pharmacological, or psychological treatments, or social changes like clothing, name, or pronoun use, related to affirming a minor's gender identity. This applies when the claimed identity is, in the parent's view, inconsistent with the minor's biological sex as determined at or before birth , regardless of any medical diagnosis such as gender dysphoria. The legislation establishes an enforcement mechanism allowing any parent, guardian, or legal representative who experiences such discrimination by a state to bring an action against the Department of Health and Human Services. This action could seek to enjoin the Secretary from continuing CAPTA funding to the non-compliant state and require the state to return any funds received in violation of the Act.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3619
GUARD Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-2394
GUARD Act
Mar 5, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-1866
Introduced in House
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Mar 5, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3619
    GUARD Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-2394
    GUARD Act


  • March 5, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-1866
    Introduced in House


  • March 5, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 5, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Related Bills

  • HR 119-1866: GUARD Act

GUARD Act

USA119th CongressS-851| Senate 
| Updated: 3/5/2025
This bill amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) to impose new conditions on states receiving federal funding under the Act. It prohibits states from taking adverse actions or discriminating against parents, guardians, or legal representatives who oppose medical, surgical, pharmacological, or psychological treatments, or social changes like clothing, name, or pronoun use, related to affirming a minor's gender identity. This applies when the claimed identity is, in the parent's view, inconsistent with the minor's biological sex as determined at or before birth , regardless of any medical diagnosis such as gender dysphoria. The legislation establishes an enforcement mechanism allowing any parent, guardian, or legal representative who experiences such discrimination by a state to bring an action against the Department of Health and Human Services. This action could seek to enjoin the Secretary from continuing CAPTA funding to the non-compliant state and require the state to return any funds received in violation of the Act.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3619
GUARD Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-2394
GUARD Act
Mar 5, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-1866
Introduced in House
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Mar 5, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3619
    GUARD Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-2394
    GUARD Act


  • March 5, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-1866
    Introduced in House


  • March 5, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 5, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jim Banks

Jim Banks

Republican Senator

Indiana

Cosponsors (2)
Tom Cotton (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Families

Related Bills

  • HR 119-1866: GUARD Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted