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This bill proposes to amend the Social Security Act to prohibit federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) funding for gender transition procedures. Specifically, the bill defines "specified gender transition procedures" as medical interventions intended to change an individual's body to no longer correspond to their biological sex, including surgeries like castration, sterilization, and various reconstructive procedures, as well as hormone treatments that block puberty or administer sex hormones at supraphysiologic levels. The bill provides limited exceptions for medically necessary procedures to address disorders of sex development, correct previous medical interventions, or prevent imminent health risks. The legislation defines sex strictly as male or female based on biological reproductive capabilities, and seeks to prevent government healthcare programs from funding procedures that alter an individual's physical characteristics to align with a gender identity different from their biological sex at birth. The bill aims to restrict access to gender-affirming medical care for transgender individuals by eliminating federal funding for such treatments through Medicaid and CHIP.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2008/all-info