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To protect children from medical malpractice in the form of gender transition procedures.

2/4/2025, 4:28 PM

Summary of Bill HR 653

Bill 119 HR 653, also known as the "Protecting Children from Medical Malpractice Act," aims to prevent children from undergoing gender transition procedures that could be considered harmful or unnecessary. The bill specifically targets medical professionals who perform these procedures on minors, stating that such actions could be considered medical malpractice.

The bill outlines that any medical professional who provides gender transition procedures to minors could face legal consequences, including losing their medical license. It also emphasizes the importance of ensuring that children are not subjected to irreversible procedures that could have long-term negative effects on their physical and mental health.

Supporters of the bill argue that children should not be making life-altering decisions about their gender identity at a young age, and that medical professionals should be held accountable for potentially harmful practices. Critics, however, argue that the bill infringes on the rights of transgender individuals to access necessary medical care. Overall, Bill 119 HR 653 raises important questions about the ethics and legality of gender transition procedures for minors, and highlights the ongoing debate surrounding the rights and well-being of transgender youth.

Congressional Summary of HR 653

Protect Minors from Medical Malpractice Act of 2025

This bill makes a medical practitioner who performs a gender-transition procedure on an individual who is less than 18 years of age liable for any physical, psychological, emotional, or physiological harms from the procedure for 30 years after the individual turns 18.

Additionally, if a state requires medical practitioners to perform gender-transition procedures, that state shall be ineligible for federal funding from the Department of Health and Human Services.

Under the bill, gender-transition procedures generally include certain surgeries or hormone therapies that change the body of an individual to correspond to a sex that is discordant with the individual's biological sex. They exclude, however, interventions to treat (1) individuals who either have ambiguous external biological sex characteristics or lack a normal sex chromosome structure, sex steroid hormone production, or sex steroid hormone action; (2) infections, injuries, diseases, or disorders caused by a gender-transition procedure; or (3) a physical disorder, injury, or illness that places an individual in imminent danger of death or impairment of a major bodily function.

Current Status of Bill HR 653

Bill HR 653 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since January 23, 2025. Bill HR 653 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the House on January 23, 2025.  Bill HR 653's most recent activity was Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Education and Workforce, Natural Resources, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. as of January 23, 2025

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 653

Total Number of Sponsors
2
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
2
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
1
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
1
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 653

Primary Policy Focus

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 653

To protect children from medical malpractice in the form of gender transition procedures.
To protect children from medical malpractice in the form of gender transition procedures.

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 653

Brian Babin
Brian Babin
TexasRepublican
Richard McCormick
Richard McCormick
GeorgiaRepublican

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