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HR 5730 117th Congress House Families

To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to prohibit genital surgery on foster children with variations in sex characteristics who are under six years of age as a…

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To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to prohibit genital surgery on foster children with variations in sex characteristics who are under six years of age as a condition of receiving grants under such part.

Introduced: October 26, 2021 Introduced by: Garcia, Sylvia R. Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Oct 26, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Oct 26, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 26, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires states receiving federal payments for foster care and adoption assistance to prohibit specified surgeries from being performed on foster children under the age of six who are born with variations in the development, appearance, or function of their physical sex characteristics.

What's happening now October 26, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 10
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Green, Al
Texas · Oct 25, 2022
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Feb 3, 2022
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Dec 7, 2021
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Nov 23, 2021
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Nov 15, 2021
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Nov 1, 2021
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Oct 26, 2021
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Oct 26, 2021
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Oct 26, 2021
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Oct 26, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5730: To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to prohibit genital surgery on foster children with variations in sex characteristics who are under six years of age as a condition of receiving grants under such part.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5730/
MLA
"H.R. 5730: To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to prohibit genital surgery on foster children with variations in sex characteristics who are under six years of age as a condition of receiving grants under such part.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5730/.
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H.R. 5730, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5730/.
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[H.R. 5730: To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to prohibit genital surgery on foster children with variations in sex characteristics who are under six years of age as a condition of receiving grants under such part.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5730/)
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