Protect Children’s Innocence Act
Latest action (Dec 18, 2025) — Received in the Senate and Read twice and on the Judiciary.
What it does
Congressional Research Service, May 19, 2025Protect Children’s Innocence Act of 2025
This bill establishes federal criminal offenses for providing gender-affirming care to minors. The bill also changes the existing federal criminal offense that prohibits female genital mutilation (FGM) and related conduct.
Specifically, the bill makes it a federal crime to knowingly perform or attempt to perform procedures or provide medications (e.g., hormonal treatments) to a minor for the purpose of changing their body to correspond to a sex that differs from their biological sex. The bill provides exceptions for specified types of surgeries or procedures, including those for treating (1) individuals who have both ovarian and testicular tissue or abnormal sex chromosome structure or hormones, or (2) infections or other harms that result from a previous gender-transition procedure. A violation is punishable by a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both. The bill prohibits the arrest or prosecution of an individual who undergoes gender-affirming procedures or medications.
Additionally, the bill makes changes to the existing federal criminal prohibition on performing FGM on a minor and related conduct. Among the changes, the bill broadens the scope of prohibited conduct to include the facilitation or consent to FGM by any person (currently, prohibited facilitation or consent applies only to a parent, guardian, or caretaker of the minor). The bill also prohibits the arrest or prosecution of an individual who undergoes FGM. The bill does not change the applicable criminal penalty of a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both.
Face Value
as passed the HouseHow much of this bill its name accounts for.
- Every bill starts at100
- Nothing counted against it: one area of law, and short enough that length doesn't register.
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What Congress did
2 recordeddecisive vote
House · Dec 17, 2025
Whether the bill passes the House. This is the vote most people mean.
On
House · Dec 17, 2025
The minority party's last attempt to change the bill by sending it back to committee. It usually fails and is usually about forcing an awkward vote.
Who lobbied on this
5 organizationsThese organizations told Congress, in their own quarterly disclosures, that they were lobbying on this bill.
- American Medical Associationno position stated
“…Care Costs Act, provisions related to the ACA and premium tax credits H.R. 6703, Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, all provisions H.R. 3492, Protect Childrens Innocence Act, all provisions H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025, provisions related to advanced medical directives S. 3315,…” filing ↗
- American Psychiatric Associationno position stated
“…to Letter to Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of Treasury regarding mental health parity enforcement H.R. 3492 - Protect Children's Innocence Act H.R. 498 - Do No Harm in Medicaid Act H.R. 6817/ S. 1056 - Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act…” filing ↗
- Human Rights Campaignno position stated
“…S. 2408: Access to Fertility Treatment and Care Act H.R. 3492: Protect Childrens Innocence Act H.R.…” filing ↗
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc.no position stated
“…of 2025 (S. 3386) Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 3385) Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act (H.R. 6703) Protect Childrens Innocence Act (H.R. 3492) Do No Harm in Medicaid Act (H.R. 498) Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R.1834) Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits extension proposals” filing ↗
- Reproductive Freedom for Allno position stated
“…Bans and restrictions on gender affirming care, including. S.2907 and H.R. 5483, the Chloe Cole Act, and H.R.3492, the Protect Childrens Innocence…” filing ↗
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