S977-119

In Committee

End Taxpayer Funding of Gender Experimentation Act of 2025

119th Congress Introduced Mar 12, 2025

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill adds new Chapter 4 to Title 1 US Code prohibiting federal funds for gender transition procedures, prohibits federal funds and federal trust funds from being expended for any gender transition procedures, and prohibits federal funds and trust funds from being expended for health benefits coverage that includes coverage of gender transition procedures. It relies on compliance mandates, exemptions, definition changes, and tax credits. The main policy areas are Healthcare and Finance.

Who Benefits and How

Healthcare providers treating disorders of sex development would be affected, Federal Treasury (reduced tax credit outlays) could see lower costs, and Private insurers offering non-federal coverage could gain revenue opportunities.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Transgender individuals seeking federally-funded care could face higher costs, Transgender individuals could face higher costs, and ACA marketplace enrollees seeking gender transition coverage could face higher costs.

Key Provisions

  • Adds new Chapter 4 to Title 1 US Code prohibiting federal funds for gender transition procedures.
  • Prohibits federal funds and federal trust funds from being expended for any gender transition procedures.
  • Prohibits federal funds and trust funds from being expended for health benefits coverage that includes coverage of gender transition procedures.
  • Prohibits gender transition services from being furnished by federal healthcare facilities or by physicians/individuals employed by the federal government.
  • Exempts savings clause allowing individuals, entities, states, or localities to purchase separate coverage for gender transition using only non-federal funds, excluding Medicaid matching funds.

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

The bill adds new Chapter 4 to Title 1 US Code prohibiting federal funds for gender transition procedures, prohibits federal funds and federal trust funds from being expended for any gender transition procedures, and prohibits federal funds and trust funds from being expended for health benefits coverage that includes coverage of gender transition procedures.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Finance

Primary Purpose

The bill adds new Chapter 4 to Title 1 US Code prohibiting federal funds for gender transition procedures, prohibits federal funds and federal trust funds from being expended for any gender transition procedures, and prohibits federal funds and trust funds from being expended for health benefits coverage that includes coverage of gender transition procedures.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Finance

Title I - Prohibition on Taxpayer-Funded Gender Transition Procedures

Identified Gains
  • Healthcare providers treating disorders of sex development
  • Federal Treasury (reduced tax credit outlays)
  • Private insurers offering non-federal coverage
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Federal Treasury (reduced tax credit outlays):
Private insurers offering non-federal coverage:
Healthcare providers treating disorders of sex development:
Identified Costs
  • Transgender individuals seeking federally-funded care
  • Transgender individuals
  • ACA marketplace enrollees seeking gender transition coverage
  • Veterans and military members seeking care
  • VA Medical Centers
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VA Medical Centers:
Transgender individuals:
Veterans and military members seeking care:
Transgender individuals seeking federally-funded care:
ACA marketplace enrollees seeking gender transition coverage:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 12, 2025

Mr. Marshall (for himself, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hawley, …

Mar 12, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Mar 12, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

General Public
7 mentions across 7 clauses
-5 negative ?2 uncertain

ACA marketplace enrollees seeking gender transition coverage, Federal employees and military personnel, General public

Financial Services
6 mentions across 4 clauses
+1 positive -4 negative ?1 uncertain

Federal employee health benefit plans, Health insurers offering ACA plans with transgender coverage, Medicaid managed care plans

Positive-direction: Private insurers offering non-federal coverage

Negative-direction: Federal employee health benefit plans, Health insurers offering ACA plans with transgender coverage, Medicaid managed care plans, TRICARE military health plans

Healthcare
5 mentions across 3 clauses
-5 negative

Federal healthcare facilities (VA, military), Gender transition surgery centers, Indian Health Service facilities

Offices Of Physicians
4 mentions across 2 clauses
+1 positive -3 negative

Endocrinologists prescribing puberty blockers, Gender transition healthcare providers, Healthcare providers treating disorders of sex development

Positive-direction: Healthcare providers treating disorders of sex development

Negative-direction: Endocrinologists prescribing puberty blockers, Gender transition healthcare providers, Plastic surgeons performing gender-affirming procedures

State & Local Government
2 mentions across 2 clauses
?2 uncertain

States contracting for private coverage, States offering gender transition coverage with state-only funds

Government
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+1 positive ?1 uncertain

Federal Treasury (reduced tax credit outlays), US Code editors

Business
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Small businesses with transgender employees

10/11
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Finance
Domains
Taxation Healthcare
Domains
Federal Spending Healthcare

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

4 terms
"exclusions from definition" §306

Services for disorders of sex development and treatment for infection, injury, disease or disorder caused by prior gender transition procedures are excluded

"female" §307(1)

An individual who naturally has, had, will have, or would have the reproductive system that produces, transports, and utilizes eggs for fertilization

"gender transition" §307(2)

The process in which an individual goes from identifying with or presenting as his or her sex to identifying with or presenting a self-proclaimed identity that does not correspond with his or her sex

"gender transition procedure" §307(3)

Any hormonal or surgical intervention for the purpose of gender transition, including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and over 30 enumerated surgical procedures

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