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S. 851 119th Congress Senate

GUARD Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to disqualify any State that discriminates against parents or guardians who oppose medical, surgic… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to disqualify any State that discriminates against parents or guardians who oppose medical, surgical, pharmacological, psychological treatment, or clothing and social changes related to affirming the subjective claims of gender identity expressed by any minor if such claimed identity is inconsistent with such minor's biological sex from receiving funding under such Act.

Introduced: March 5, 2025 Introduced by: Jim Banks Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 5, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 7

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 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Mar 5, 2025
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Mar 5, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 851: GUARD Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-851/
MLA
"S. 851: GUARD Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-851/.
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S. 851, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-851/.
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[S. 851: GUARD Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-851/)
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