Bill > HR498

This bill aims to prohibit federal Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for individuals under 18 years old. Specifically, the bill defines "specified gender transition procedures" as a wide range of medical interventions intended to change an individual's body to no longer correspond to their biological sex, including surgical procedures (like mastectomy, genital surgeries), hormone treatments, and placement of implants. The bill provides narrow exceptions for medical treatments related to correcting genetic disorders of sex development, addressing certain medical conditions, or restoring the body after previous procedures. The definition of sex is strictly binary, defined as male or female based on reproductive system capabilities. The bill would amend the Social Security Act to prevent Medicaid from covering these procedures for minors, effectively banning federal funding for gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender youth. The only permitted treatments under this bill would be those addressing specific medical conditions like precocious puberty or verified genetic disorders, and only with parental or legal guardian consent.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/498/all-info