STOP Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, STOP Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Labor, Education.
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 S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding The Overall Protection of Minors Act or the STOP Act.
- Section idb27c539ab4f745be8d257a37e72bac44: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term caretaker means an adult, who is not a parent of a child, with whom a child resides and who provides that child with the...
- Section id011ecbb6b566414fa96c19a082afdecb: 3. Gender transition procedures on minors No person may, in any circumstance described in paragraph (2), knowingly perform, attempt to perform, conspire to...
- Section id2ff1732b97684383a2fd4e2c7724334b: 4. Opening avenues for victims The purpose of this section is to support, encourage, and assist individuals in their efforts to reverse gender transition...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, STOP Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Labor, Education
Primary Purpose
This bill, STOP Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Roger Marshall
R-KS | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Marshall (for himself and Mr. Lee) introduced the following …
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?
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
any hormonal, pharmaceutical, or surgical intervention for the purpose of gender transition, including— gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists or other puberty-blocking or suppressing drugs to stop or delay normally timed puberty
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