HR 742 · in committee · significant
PROTECTS Act of 2025
- healthcare
What this bill does
- Prohibits federal funds from paying for gender transition procedures for people under 18.
- Affects transgender youth, healthcare providers, and federal health programs like Medicaid.
- Applies immediately to surgeries, medications, and implants with limited medical exceptions.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would this policy affect transgender youth currently receiving transition-related care through Medicaid or other federal health programs?
- 02
What medical evidence do supporters cite to justify age restrictions, and how do doctors' treatment recommendations factor into the policy's exceptions?
- 03
Which federal health programs would bear administrative costs to implement and enforce these restrictions, and how might they redirect those resources?
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Sponsor · R-GA-7
Richard McCormick
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
39/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-28
Joining the bill
Jodey C. Arrington
R-TX-19 · original
Glenn Grothman
R-WI-6 · original
Brian Babin
R-TX-36 · original
Andrew S. Clyde
R-GA-9 · original
Paul A. Gosar
R-AZ-9 · original
James R. Baird
R-IN-4 · original
Jake Ellzey
R-TX-6 · original
Pat Fallon
R-TX-4 · original
Scott Franklin
R-FL-18 · original
Brad Finstad
R-MN-1 · original
Mike Collins
R-GA-10 · original
Lance Gooden
R-TX-5 · original
+ 27 more
Legislative timeline
2025-01-28 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2025-01-28 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-28 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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