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H.R. 742 119th Congress House

PROTECTS Act of 2025

Official title: To prohibit Federal funds from being used to provide certain gender transition procedures to minors.

Introduced: January 28, 2025 Introduced by: Richard McCormick Republican · Georgia See on congress.gov
Health Child healthSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSurgery and anesthesia
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Jan 28, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Resources Of Taxpayers to Eliminate Childhood Transgender Surgeries Act of 2025 or the PROTECTS Act of 2025

This bill prohibits providing or using federal funds to perform, refer for, or reimburse any entity for certain gender transition procedures for an individual under the age of 18. 

The bill’s prohibition applies to certain gender transition procedures that are performed to intentionally change an individual’s body to no longer correspond to the individual's biological sex, including surgeries, medications, and implants specified in the bill. The bill provides exceptions for specified procedures, such as treating certain genetic abnormalities or preventing imminent death or impairment of a major bodily function, when performed by a health care provider with the consent of the individual’s parent or legal guardian. 

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 8

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
    for HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
    for HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
    for HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
    for HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
  • HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
    for HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
    for HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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 Cosponsors 39
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Biggs, Sheri
South Carolina · Dec 17, 2025
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Fry, Russell
South Carolina · Oct 17, 2025
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Aug 12, 2025
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 18, 2025
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Mills, Cory
Florida · Feb 14, 2025
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Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Feb 14, 2025
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Feb 14, 2025
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Crank, Jeff
Colorado · Jan 31, 2025
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Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Jan 31, 2025
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Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Jan 28, 2025
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Jan 28, 2025
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Baird, James R.
Indiana · Jan 28, 2025
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Clyde, Andrew S.
Georgia · Jan 28, 2025
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Collins, Mike
Georgia · Jan 28, 2025
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Ellzey, Jake
Texas · Jan 28, 2025
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Fallon, Pat
Texas · Jan 28, 2025
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Finstad, Brad
Minnesota · Jan 28, 2025
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Franklin, Scott
Florida · Jan 28, 2025
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Gooden, Lance
Texas · Jan 28, 2025
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jan 28, 2025
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Jan 28, 2025
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Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Jan 28, 2025
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Hamadeh, Abraham J.
Arizona · Jan 28, 2025
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Harris, Andy
Maryland · Jan 28, 2025
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Jackson, Ronny
Texas · Jan 28, 2025
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Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · Jan 28, 2025
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Luna, Anna Paulina
Florida · Jan 28, 2025
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McGuire, John J.
Virginia · Jan 28, 2025
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Moore, Riley M.
West Virginia · Jan 28, 2025
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jan 28, 2025
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Ogles, Andrew
Tennessee · Jan 28, 2025
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Owens, Burgess
Utah · Jan 28, 2025
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Rose, John W.
Tennessee · Jan 28, 2025
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Scott, Austin
Georgia · Jan 28, 2025
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Van Duyne, Beth
Texas · Jan 28, 2025
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jan 28, 2025
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Webster, Daniel
Florida · Jan 28, 2025
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Wied, Tony
Wisconsin · Jan 28, 2025
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Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Jan 28, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 742: PROTECTS Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-742/
MLA
"H.R. 742: PROTECTS Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-742/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 742, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-742/.
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[H.R. 742: PROTECTS Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-742/)
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