Childhood Genital Mutilation Prevention Act

Summary

Makes it a federal crime to knowingly perform or try to perform gender-related medical treatment on anyone under 18 when the conduct involves interstate commerce or other federal jurisdiction. It defines covered procedures and drugs, creates narrow medical exceptions, prohibits use of federal funds for such care, and removes Medicare coverage and Medicare enrollment privileges for providers who furnish these treatments to minors. The bill applies a criminal penalty (up to 10 years and/or fines), stops federal payment or coverage for the treatments, and requires termination or denial of Medicare participation for providers who give them, with the Medicare actions taking effect 90 days after enactment.

• Creates a federal crime for knowingly providing or attempting to provide gender-related medical treatment to minors when federal jurisdictional triggers apply.
• Specifies covered treatments: certain surgeries, hormone therapies, and puberty blockers, with separate enumerations for individuals identified as female or male.
• Establishes narrow medical exceptions for disorders of sex development (DSD), irreversibly ambiguous biological sex, and treatment of complications from prior gender-related care.
• Prohibits any federal funds from being used to provide or cover gender-related medical treatment for minors.
• Amends Medicare to exclude coverage for these treatments for minors and to terminate/deny Medicare enrollment for providers who furnish them, effective 90 days after enactment.
• Minors who seek or receive the treatments are not criminally liable under the new statute.
• Penalties for violating the criminal prohibition include fines and up to 10 years imprisonment.
• Definitions and detailed lists of procedures and drugs are central to determining what care is prohibited and what is excepted.