To prohibit gender transition procedures on minors, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to impose civil penalties on persons who perform gender transition procedures on minors, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit gender transition procedures on minors, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to impose civil penalties on persons who perform gender transition procedures on minors, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Criminal Justice, 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 cross-sex hormones means— testosterone or other androgens given to females at doses that are profoundly larger or more...
- 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, To prohibit gender transition procedures on minors, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to impose civil penalties on persons who perform gender transition procedures on minors, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Criminal Justice, Education
Primary Purpose
This bill, To prohibit gender transition procedures on minors, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to impose civil penalties on persons who perform gender transition procedures on minors, and for other purposes., 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
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Marshall introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
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
an individual under the age of 18. The term puberty-blocking drugs means— gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogues or other synthetic drugs used in males to stop luteinizing hormone secretion and therefore testosterone secretion
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