119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 28, 2025
PROTECTS Act of 2025
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Jan 28, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Health
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 28, 2025)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Child health · Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination · Surgery and anesthesia
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8 citations.
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · lobbying firm or registrant: HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$203,894
Spent on own lobbying
…s to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs, and for other purposes. S. 312: Jamie Reed Protecting Our Kids from Child Abuse Act H.R. 742: PROTECTS Act of 2025 H.R. 653; S. 209: Protecting Minors from Medical Malpractice Act of 2025 H.R. 498: Do No Harm in Medicaid Act H.R. 2487; S. 3206: Transge…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · lobbying firm or registrant: HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$223,727
Spent on own lobbying
…s to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs, and for other purposes. S. 312: Jamie Reed Protecting Our Kids from Child Abuse Act H.R. 742: PROTECTS Act of 2025 H.R. 653; S. 209: Protecting Minors from Medical Malpractice Act of 2025 H.R. 498: Do No Harm in Medicaid Act H.R. 2487; S. 3206: Transge…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · lobbying firm or registrant: HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 14, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$174,259
Spent on own lobbying
…s to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs, and for other purposes. S. 312: Jamie Reed Protecting Our Kids from Child Abuse Act H.R. 742: PROTECTS Act of 2025 H.R. 653; S. 209: Protecting Minors from Medical Malpractice Act of 2025 H.R. 498: Do No Harm in Medicaid Act H.R. 2487; S. 3206: Transge…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · lobbying firm or registrant: HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$216,181
Spent on own lobbying
…s to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs, and for other purposes. S. 312: Jamie Reed Protecting Our Kids from Child Abuse Act H.R. 742: PROTECTS Act of 2025 H.R. 653; S. 209: Protecting Minors from Medical Malpractice Act of 2025 H.R. 498: Do No Harm in Medicaid Act H.R. 2487: To improve acces…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · lobbying firm or registrant: HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Health Issues
$155,588
Spent on own lobbying
…s to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs, and for other purposes. S. 312: Jamie Reed Protecting Our Kids from Child Abuse Act H.R. 742: PROTECTS Act of 2025 H.R. 653; S. 209: Protecting Minors from Medical Malpractice Act of 2025 H.R. 498: Do No Harm in Medicaid Act H.R. 2487: To improve acces…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · lobbying firm or registrant: HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 16, 2025 · issue area: Health Issues
$203,964
Spent on own lobbying
…s to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs, and for other purposes. S. 312: Jamie Reed Protecting Our Kids from Child Abuse Act H.R. 742: PROTECTS Act of 2025 H.R. 653; S. 209: Protecting Minors from Medical Malpractice Act of 2025 H.R. 498: Do No Harm in Medicaid Act H.R. 2487: To improve acces…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL · lobbying firm or registrant: FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 17, 2025 · issue area: Health Issues
Amount not reported
…ing for interventions that are harmful to children's health and safety N/A; Protecting Children From Experimentation Act, Ensuring children's health and safety H.R. 742; PROTECTS Act of 2025, Ensuring that taxpayers aren't paying for interventions that are harmful to children's health and safety
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · lobbying firm or registrant: HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 17, 2025 · issue area: Health Issues
$193,906
Spent on own lobbying
…s to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs, and for other purposes. S. 312: Jamie Reed Protecting Our Kids from Child Abuse Act H.R. 742: PROTECTS Act of 2025 H.R. 653; S. 209: Protecting Minors from Medical Malpractice Act of 2025 H.R. 498: Do No Harm in Medicaid Act H.R. 2487: To improve acces…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing