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S. 4426119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Apr 29, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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:
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Federal bill would ban gender transition procedures for anyone under 18 and allow fines and lawsuits against providers who violate the ban.
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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.
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.
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.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.