Legislation· Dec 2025Sponsored by Marjorie Taylor Greene (R)
Protect Children’s Innocence Act
Makes gender-affirming medical care for minors a federal crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Tradeoff
Criminalizes prescribing puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgeries to transgender minors, with exceptions for intersex conditions and treating complications from prior procedures. Also broadens federal female genital mutilation law to cover anyone who facilitates or consents to it.
What's in it
Reduces federal spending by $445 million over 10 years (2026-2035), primarily through decreased and outlays.
The $445 million is the federal savings from reduced and payments for the restricted procedures — it reflects the financial impact of the prohibition on federal health program coverage, not the cost of enforcing the law itself.
The House rejected a the bill on December 17, 2025 (210-218). The House then passed it 216-211 the same day. The bill is now in the Senate.
House
Introduced
(May 19, 2025)
House
Committee on the Judiciary(May 19, 2025)
House
The Committee on Judiciary voted to send it to the floor
Reported 17 - 10(Jun 10, 2025)
Committee report H. Rept. 119-311.
House
On
Failed(Roll #350 · Dec 17, 2025)
210 yeanay 218House
Passage of the bill
Passed(Roll #351 · Dec 17, 2025)
216 yeanay 211Senate
Received from the House
on the Judiciary(Dec 18, 2025)
- Elijah Crane (R-AZ)
- Brad Finstad (R-MN)
- Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL)
- Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK)
- Mary E. Miller (R-IL)
- Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)
- John J. McGuire (R-VA)
- David Kustoff (R-TN)
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
- Eric Burlison (R-MO)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- Clay Higgins (R-LA)
- Josh Brecheen (R-OK)
- Troy E. Nehls (R-TX)
- Randy K. Sr. Weber (R-TX)
- Andy Harris (R-MD)
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
- Kevin Hern (R-OK)
- Mike Collins (R-GA)
- Andrew Ogles (R-TN)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA)
- Monica De La Cruz (R-TX)
- Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY)
- Burgess Owens (R-UT)
- Gary J. Palmer (R-AL)
- William R. Timmons (R-SC)
- Ralph Norman (R-SC)
- Max L. Miller (R-OH)
- W. Gregory Steube (R-FL)
- Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
- Riley M. Moore (R-WV)
- James Comer (R-KY)
- Brandon Gill (R-TX)
- James R. Baird (R-IN)
- Addison P. McDowell (R-NC)
- Diana Harshbarger (R-TN)
- Lance Gooden (R-TX)
- Michael A. Rulli (R-OH)
- Michael Guest (R-MS)
- Barry Moore (R-AL)
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA)
- Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ)
- Ashley Hinson (R-IA)
Passage votes so far· Dec 17, 2025· 119th Congress · 2025–2027