Bills · HR 653
IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS
House BillHR 653Health care qualityCivil actions and liability
Protect Minors from Medical Malpractice Act of 2025
INTRO JAN 23· LAST ACTION JAN 23
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WHAT THE BILL DOES
AI-writtenVoters should care about this bill because it significantly changes the landscape of medical care for minors related to gender transition. If passed, it could reduce access to puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and gender-affirming surgeries for individuals under 18, even if these treatments are recommended by their doctors and parents. This bill introduces substantial legal risk for medical professionals who provide such care, potentially leading many to stop offering these services to minors.
Furthermore, the bill's provision to withhold federal funding from states that might mandate these procedures for minors could spark conflicts between federal and state governments over healthcare policy and funding. It reflects an ongoing national debate about the appropriate age for minors to receive gender-affirming care and who should make those decisions – individuals, families, medical professionals, or the government.
KEY PROVISIONS
4AI-extractedPROVISION 01
Allows individuals who received gender transition procedures as minors to sue the medical practitioner for damages if they suffer harm, up to 30 years after turning 18.
This provision creates significant legal liability for medical professionals performing such procedures on minors, potentially changing the availability of care.
PROVISION 02
Prevents any federal law from requiring a medical practitioner to perform a gender transition procedure.
This protects medical providers who have moral or professional objections to performing gender transition procedures.
PROVISION 03
Makes any state that requires medical practitioners to perform gender transition procedures on minors ineligible to receive federal funding from the Department of Health and Human Services.
This provision puts substantial financial pressure on states to avoid mandating gender transition procedures for minors.
PROVISION 04
Defines 'gender-transition procedure' to include puberty-blocking drugs, cross-sex hormones, and surgery intended to align an individual's body with their subjective identity, with exceptions for intersex conditions or life-threatening medical necessity.
This clearly outlines which medical interventions are subject to the bill's provisions, clarifying the scope of potential lawsuits and funding prohibitions.
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R· Texas
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ACTION TIMELINE
2 EVENTSJAN 23
Introduced in House
JAN 23
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Education and Workforce, Natural Resources, 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.
BILL INFO
TypeHouse Bill
NumberHR 653
Congress119th
StatusIn Committee
IntroducedJan 23, 2025
Last actionJan 23, 2025
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IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS · JUDICIARY COMMITTEE · INTRODUCED JAN 23, 2025
House BillHR 653Health care qualityCivil actions and liability
Protect Minors from Medical Malpractice Act of 2025
INTRODUCED JAN 23, 2025· LAST ACTION JAN 23, 2025
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READING
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