# 119-s-1774: Protecting Minors in Federal Health Plans Act

119-s-1774, Protecting Minors in Federal Health Plans Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-20).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1774
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Minors in Federal Health Plans Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-15
- Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-20

## Summary

**Prohibits FEHB coverage of gender-affirming care for minors.** This bill would add a new subsection to the Federal Employees Health Benefits program that defines “gender-affirming care,” enumerates specific exclusions, and creates a narrow phase-out for ongoing hormone therapy. - Families and minors: Minors covered by FEHB would no longer have plan coverage for puberty blockers, hormone therapy, or gender-transition surgeries. Those already receiving physician-supervised hormone therapy as of the effective date may continue under a reduction schedule that must end within 1 year. - Federal employees and dependents: Federal employees and their families would see those benefit changes take effect for contracts entered into or renewed for a contract year on or after enactment. - FEHB carriers and contractors: FEHB plans would need to revise covered benefits and contract language to reflect the new definition, the listed exclusions, and the limited transition rule.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- FEHB bans gender care for minors: cost, high. If enacted, FEHB plans would not cover any gender-affirming care for people under 18. This prohibition would apply to FEHB contracts entered into or renewed for a contract year on or after the date of enactment. A minor who was receiving hormone therapy covered the day before the law takes effect c…
- Defines gender-affirming care for FEHB: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would define "gender-affirming care" for FEHB to include hormone therapy, puberty blockers, and surgeries to change sex. It would also list many exclusions. Those exclusions keep care for medically verifiable disorders of sexual development, certain genetic or biochemical disor…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026
- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1774 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1774)

## Related
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-292)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1774 (as of 2025-12-20).