US HB8012 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 13-0)
Status: Introduced on August 11 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-08-11 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on August 11 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-08-11 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishes a new criminal offense for performing gender reassignment medical interventions on minors. It also provides that a minor who receives such an intervention may bring a civil action against each person who performed that intervention. The bill defines these interventions as certain surgeries or the use of hormones to change the body of an individual to correspond to a sex that is discordant with the individual's biological sex. It excludes, however, interventions in cases where an individual has ambiguous external biological sex characteristics or where a physician has determined that an individual does not have normal sex chromosome structure, sex steroid hormone production, or sex steroid hormone action. An individual who performs these interventions on a minor is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. A minor who receives these medical interventions may not be arrested or prosecuted for an offense under this bill.
Title
Protecting Children From Experimentation Act of 2020
Sponsors
Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA] | Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC] | Rep. Robert Aderholt [R-AL] | Rep. Ross Spano [R-FL] |
Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA] | Rep. Steve King [R-IA] | Rep. Greg Steube [R-FL] | Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX] |
Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA] | Rep. Debbie Lesko [R-AZ] | Rep. Ron Wright [R-TX] | Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI] |
Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-08-11 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
2020-08-11 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Child health
Civil actions and liability
Crime and law enforcement
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Medical ethics
Sex and reproductive health
Surgery and anesthesia
Civil actions and liability
Crime and law enforcement
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Medical ethics
Sex and reproductive health
Surgery and anesthesia
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8012/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8012/BILLS-116hr8012ih.pdf |