US EditionHouse passes bill criminalizing gender-affirming care for minors
The House passed the Protect Children's Innocence Act criminalizing gender-affirming care for minors as a class C felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison, in a 216-211 vote.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill criminalizing gender-affirming care for transgender minors, voting 216 to 211 with some bipartisan crossover.
- Greene last week secured floor consideration as part of a deal to drop her opposition to a key defense bill, framing the legislation as fulfilling promises to protect children.
- The legislation specifies criminal penalties by making physicians face up to 10 years in prison for providing gender-affirming care to minors, and parents could also be held liable.
- Civil rights groups and medical experts warned the vote could chill care nationwide, with Mike Zamore saying it `puts the threat of prosecution between hundreds of thousands of families and their doctors,` while three Democrats supported and four Republicans opposed the bill.
- A companion measure from Rep. Dan Crenshaw would prohibit federal Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors, with a House vote expected Thursday but uncertain Senate prospects.
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House Passes Bill Banning Gender Transition Procedures for Minors
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What’s next for MTG’s bill ending trans surgeries for minors? * WorldNetDaily * by George Caldwell, The Daily Signal
Source link U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. The House of Representatives passed a bill to make it a felony to facilitate transgender procedures on minors Wednesday, but does it have any shot of becoming law? The bill, titled the Protect Children’s Innocence Act, passed by a 216-to-211 margin. Three Democrats, Reps. Don Davis of North Carolina,
What's Next for MTG's Bill Ending Trans Surgeries for Minors?
The House of Representatives passed a bill to make it a felony to facilitate transgender procedures on minors Wednesday, but does it have any shot of becoming law? The bill, titled the Protect Children’s Innocence Act, passed by a 216-to-211 margin. Three Democrats, Reps. Don Davis of North Carolina, Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, and Henry Cuellar of Texas, joined 213 Republicans in support of the legislation introduced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Gree…
Marjorie Taylor Greene's No Surgical Genital Mutilation Act For Those Under 18 Years of Age, Passes House, Goes to Senate
Washington, D.C. — December 18, 2025. The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would make it a federal crime to provide gender-affirming medical care, including puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgeries, to individuals under the age of 18.H.R. 3492. Titled the "Protect Children’s Innocence Act" and sponsored by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), amends existing...
Democrats won't give up on child gender transitions
With President Donald Trump‘s approval ratings in the tank, all Democrats have to do is offer a sane alternative that normal Americans feel they can trust. With a few exceptions, they have done the opposite. The latest example came after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) was finally able to get a vote on her legislation, the Protect Children’s Innocence Act, on Wednesday, which seeks to ban the medical transition of gender-confused minors. It w…
Republicans push to punish those who provide gender-affirming care to minors
Republicans are making moves to end gender-affirming care for minors in two different branches of government. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joined Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, to introduce new restrictions on that type of care, including punishments for hospitals that provide it. Meanwhile, House Republicans passed two bills targeting treatments for minors. In America, …
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