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Introduced
08/11/2020
08/11/2020
In Committee
08/11/2020
08/11/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To amend chapter 110 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit gender reassignment medical interventions on minors, and for other purposes. This bill establishes a new criminal offense for performing gender reassignment medical interventions on minors. It also provides that a minor who receives such an intervention may bring a civil action against each person who performed that intervention. The bill defines these interventions as certain surgeries or the use of hormones to change the body of an individual to correspond to a sex that is discordant with the individual's biological sex. It excludes, however, interventions in cases where an individual has ambiguous external biological sex characteristics or where a physician has determined that an individual does not have normal sex chromosome structure, sex steroid hormone production, or sex steroid hormone action. An individual who performs these interventions on a minor is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. A minor who receives these medical interventions may not be arrested or prosecuted for an offense under this bill.
AI Summary
This bill establishes a new criminal offense for performing gender reassignment medical interventions on minors. It prohibits certain surgeries and the use of hormones to change a minor's body to correspond to a sex that is discordant with their biological sex. However, the bill excludes interventions in cases where an individual has ambiguous external biological sex characteristics or where a physician has determined that an individual does not have normal sex chromosome structure, sex steroid hormone production, or sex steroid hormone action. The bill also allows a minor who receives such an intervention to bring a civil action against each person who performed that intervention, but it also provides that the minor cannot be arrested or prosecuted for an offense under this bill.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (13)
Doug LaMalfa (R)*,
Robert Aderholt (R),
Rick Allen (R),
Bill Flores (R),
Glenn Grothman (R),
Jody Hice (R),
Steve King (R),
Debbie Lesko (R),
Roger Marshall (R),
Ralph Norman (R),
Ross Spano (R),
Greg Steube (R),
Ron Wright (R),
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (on 08/11/2020)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8012/all-info | 08/12/2020 |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8012/BILLS-116hr8012ih.pdf | 09/05/2020 |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8012/BILLS-116hr8012ih.pdf.pdf | 09/05/2020 |
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