Bill > S851

This bill, known as the GUARD Act (Guaranteeing Unalienable and Anatomical Rights for Dependents Act), proposes to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act by establishing new conditions for state funding. Specifically, the bill would disqualify any state from receiving federal funding if that state takes adverse actions or discriminates against parents, guardians, or legal representatives who oppose medical, surgical, psychological, or social interventions aimed at affirming a minor's gender identity when that identity differs from the minor's biological sex. The bill defines biological sex as determined definitively at or before birth and allows parents or guardians who experience such discrimination to file legal action in federal or state court to stop funding to the state and require the return of previously awarded funds. The legislation appears targeted at preventing states from supporting gender-affirming treatments or social transitions for minors when parents object, effectively giving parents broad authority to prevent such interventions regardless of medical recommendations or the minor's own expressed identity.

Health and Social Services

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/851/all-info