Bill > HR742

This bill, known as the PROTECTS Act of 2025, seeks to prohibit the use of federal funds for gender transition procedures for individuals under 18 years old. The bill defines "specified gender transition procedures" broadly, including surgical interventions like castration, hysterectomy, and various plastic surgeries that alter body features, as well as medical interventions such as puberty-blocking drugs and hormone treatments at doses higher than naturally produced. The bill provides some exceptions for medically necessary treatments related to genetic disorders of sex development, corrections for verified medical conditions, or procedures to prevent imminent health risks. The legislation strictly defines sex as binary (male or female) based on biological reproductive capabilities and aims to prevent federal financial support for any procedures intended to change an individual's body to no longer correspond with their biological sex. Importantly, the bill includes specific medical terminology and lists numerous surgical and medical procedures that would be prohibited from receiving federal funding when performed on minors for gender transition purposes.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/742/all-info