HR4618-119

Introduced

To establish a Federal tort against pediatric gender clinics and other entities pushing gender-transition procedures that cause bodily injury to children or harm the mental health of children.

119th Congress Introduced Jul 22, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish a Federal tort against pediatric gender clinics and other entities pushing gender-transition procedures that cause bodily injury to children or harm the mental health of children., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Education, Defense.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H1DCEA5B14191425583E86B6A7BE6B705: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jamie Reed Protecting Our Kids from Child Abuse Act.
  • Section H4CD5CAFB853346CC807271F57DA9C3F5: 2. Federal tort for harm to children caused by gender-transition procedures In this section: Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term gender-transition...
  • Section HFB9CF09D8D2C486FA501B9E6EEF282F5: 3. Prohibition on funding No Federal funds may be made available— to a pediatric gender clinic; to an institution of higher education or hospital that hosts,...
  • Section HE9B9A299A88E4FF28F814C064A3BFBE2: 4. Effective date and retroactive application This Act shall— take effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and apply to any gender-transition procedure...
  • Section H8DFF219DE8A54322A350F1C0BEB52821: 5. Severability If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish a Federal tort against pediatric gender clinics and other entities pushing gender-transition procedures that cause bodily injury to children or harm the mental health of children., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Education, Defense

Primary Purpose

This bill, To establish a Federal tort against pediatric gender clinics and other entities pushing gender-transition procedures that cause bodily injury to children or harm the mental health of children., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Education Defense

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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federal implementing agencies: ,
health care providers and patients: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 22, 2025

Mr. Steube (for himself and Mrs. Miller of Illinois) introduced …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Education Defense
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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