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HR 3492 · in committee · major

Protect Children’s Innocence Act

What this bill does

  • This bill makes it a federal crime to provide gender-affirming medical care to minors, with exceptions for certain intersex conditions.
  • Healthcare providers who offer puberty blockers, hormones, or related procedures to transgender minors could face fines and up to 10 years in prison.
  • The bill also expands federal law on female genital mutilation to penalize anyone facilitating it, regardless of parental status.

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    How would this bill's criminal penalties affect the medical decisions currently made by parents, doctors, and transgender youth in states where such care is legal?

  2. 02

    What evidence should Congress consider about the safety and long-term outcomes of gender-affirming care for minors before establishing federal criminal penalties?

  3. 03

    Which medical conditions would qualify for exceptions under this bill, and how would healthcare providers determine eligibility without legal uncertainty?

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Marjorie Taylor Greene

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Introduced 2025-12-18

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-12-18 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. 2025-12-17 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2025-12-17 · house · Floor

    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 211 (Roll no. 351). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5992-5993)

  4. 2025-12-17 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 211 (Roll no. 351).

  5. 2025-12-17 · house · Floor

    On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 218 (Roll no. 350).

  6. 2025-12-17 · house · Floor

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6008-6009)

  7. 2025-12-17 · house · Floor

    POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 3492, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Balint demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

  8. 2025-12-17 · house · Floor

    The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.

  9. 2025-12-17 · house · Floor

    Ms. Balint moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H5999-6000)

  10. 2025-12-17 · house · Floor

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

  11. 2025-12-17 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3492.

  12. 2025-12-17 · house · Floor

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6703, H.R. 498 and H.R. 3492. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6703 and H.R. 498 under a closed rule and H.R. 3492 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.

  13. 2025-12-17 · house · Floor

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 953. (consideration: CR H5992-6000)

  14. 2025-12-17 · house · Floor

    Rule H. Res. 953 passed House.

  15. 2025-12-17 · house · Floor

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 953 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6703, H.R. 498 and H.R. 3492. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6703 and H.R. 498 under a closed rule and H.R. 3492 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.

  16. 2025-09-26 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 265.

  17. 2025-09-26 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-311.

  18. 2025-09-26 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-311.

  19. 2025-06-10 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 10.

  20. 2025-06-10 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  21. 2025-05-19 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  22. 2025-05-19 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  23. 2025-05-19 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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