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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced January 23, 2025 by Thomas Bryant Cotton · Last progress 1 year ago
Creates a private right for a minor (or their representative) to sue a medical practitioner who performs a gender‑transition procedure on someone under 18 and causes injury, allowing relief, damages, and attorney’s fees. It also bars any federal rule from being read to require practitioners to perform such procedures and conditions certain HHS funding on States not requiring practitioners to perform them. The bill defines key terms (including "biological sex," "gender‑transition procedure," and "medical practitioner") and takes effect immediately on enactment.
The law applies where the conduct touches interstate or foreign commerce and includes civil‑law remedies, conscience protections for providers, and a funding penalty for States that mandate such procedures. It includes explicit definitions and narrow scope provisions meant to clarify which procedures are covered and to preserve provider discretion.