House Republicans Vote to Protect Children and Prevent Taxpayer Funding of Harmful Gender Procedures

WASHINGTON- House Republicans voted this week to protect America's children and safeguard taxpayer dollars by advancing legislation that prohibits harmful gender-transition procedures on minors and blocks Medicaid funds from being used to pay for them.

"Gender-transition procedures are putting our kids at risk, and those who normalize them are enabling this harm," said HouseRepublican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.). "Radicals are pushing dangerous, life-altering medical procedures on children who are still developing and cannot fully understand the long-term consequences. Republicans are stepping in to protect kids and ensure taxpayer dollars support real medical care, not radical social experiments."

H.R. 498, the Do No Harm in Medicaid Act, prohibits the use of taxpayer dollars to fund gender-transition procedures for children under the age of 18.

H.R. 3492, the Protect Children's Innocence Act, establishes strict federal prohibitions and penalties for medical professionals who perform genital mutilation or administer chemical castration procedures on minors.