HR 9874 United States House · 118th Congress

Childhood Genital Mutilation Prevention Act

This bill prohibits federal criminal prosecution for performing "gender-related medical treatment" on minors under specific circumstances, defined as medical procedures or medications intended to change a minor's gender presentation (e.g., puberty blockers, surgeries like hysterectomy or phalloplasty). Exceptions apply for medically necessary treatments for disorders of sex development, ambiguous biological characteristics, or injuries from prior treatments. It also bans Medicare coverage for such treatments (except for the medical exceptions) and prohibits federal funding for any gender-related medical care for minors. The bill directly affects minors seeking gender-affirming care, healthcare providers offering these treatments, and federal health programs like Medicare.
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Sep 2024
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Introduced Sep 27, 2024 Last action Dec 17, 2024
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Dec 17, 2024
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Sep 27, 2024
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Sep 27, 2024
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