S. 4426In committeeHealth care
Senate bill would ban youth gender transition care
Data as of July 11, 2026
Federal bill would ban gender transition procedures for anyone under 18 and allow fines and lawsuits against providers who violate the ban.60-second read · 5 questions answered below
Decoded
What does this do?
This bill would make it a federal violation for any medical provider to perform gender transition procedures — including puberty blockers, hormone treatments, or surgeries — on a person under 18. Exceptions exist for treating intersex conditions, emergency care that prevents death or serious harm, and puberty suppression for abnormally early puberty. The bill also sets up a grant program to help people who want to reverse a prior gender transition procedure.
Who does it affect?
This bill affects minors under 18, their parents or guardians, and any medical professionals who perform these procedures. Organizations that want to receive grants must not perform or refer patients for gender transition procedures or most abortions.
Why does it matter?
Medical providers who violate the ban could face federal fines and civil lawsuits. Minors or their families would have up to 25 years after the minor turns 18 to file a lawsuit seeking medical costs, emotional distress damages, and potentially more.
What does it cost, and who pays?
- Fines start at $100K per violation
- Fines paid by violating provider
- Fine funds reverse-transition grants
Where does it stand?
- Introduced
- Senate committee — You are here
- Senate vote
- House
- President's desk
Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
AI-drafted summary. Verify it against the official text before you act on it.
Three steps: where you stand, your script, the call.
Make the callSee how a call works
How it's being covered
Real reporting on this bill, labeled by each outlet's political lean.
- The Senate HELP Committee Addresses Pediatric Gender Medicine and More
economics21.orgJun 6, 2026
- Senators Clash Over Youth Gender Care Bans
medpagetoday.comJun 3, 2026
Lean labels describe the news outlet, not this bill or any party. Ratings by AllSides.
Official title
A bill to prohibit gender transition procedures on minors, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to impose civil penalties on persons who perform gender transition procedures on minors, and for other purposes.
- Introduced:
- April 29, 2026
- Latest action:
- April 29, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Read the official bill on Congress.govMake the call
Three steps: where you stand, your script, the call.