# 119-hr-653: Protect Minors from Medical Malpractice Act of 2025

119-hr-653, Protect Minors from Medical Malpractice Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-653
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protect Minors from Medical Malpractice Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

This bill would **create a private civil cause of action for minors** who underwent gender-transition procedures before age 18. It would let those individuals or their legal representatives sue providers for harms, set federal jurisdiction rules tied to interstate commerce, and restrict federal support for states that require such procedures. - Families and minors: Minors or their guardians could file claims up to 30 years after the individual turns 18 and seek declaratory relief, injunctive relief, compensatory and punitive damages, and attorneys' fees. - Medical practitioners: Providers who perform puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, or surgical procedures on minors could face liability if the care causes injury and is connected to interstate or foreign commerce, travel, communications, payments, or other commerce links. - States and federal limits: The bill states federal law will not require practitioners to perform gender-transition procedures and it would bar federal funding to any state that mandates such procedures. The bill defines "biological sex," "gender-transition procedure," and "medical practitioner," and it includes narrow exceptions for certain ambiguous sex characteristics, life‑threatening emergencies, and treatment of infections or harms arising from prior procedures.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7] (R-GA), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2025-08-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Parents could sue over child gender care: benefit, high. If enacted, people who had gender-transition procedures before 18 could sue the doctor. A parent or guardian could file for the child. The suit must claim injury from the procedure, related care, or aftereffects. You would have up to 30 years after the person turns 18 to file. Courts could order re…
- States mandating gender care lose HHS funds: cost, medium. If enacted, any state that requires doctors to perform gender-transition procedures would lose all HHS funding. This could cut state health programs and grants. Residents in those states could see fewer services.
- No federal mandate on gender-transition care: mixed, medium. If enacted, federal law would not require doctors to perform gender-transition procedures. Doctors could refuse on federal grounds. Access to this care could vary more by provider and state.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-5483: Chloe Cole Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-653 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/653)

## Related
- [119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5089)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-5483: Chloe Cole Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5483)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-653 (as of 2026-04-21).