# 119-s-209: Protecting Minors from Medical Malpractice Act of 2025

119-s-209, Protecting Minors from Medical Malpractice Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-209
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Minors from Medical Malpractice Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Creates long-term civil liability for gender-transition procedures on minors.** This bill would let people who received puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, or surgery before age 18 sue providers for physical, psychological, emotional, or physiological harms up to 30 years after turning 18.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New private lawsuits for minors: benefit, high. If enacted, minors who were under 18 when they received a gender‑transition procedure could sue providers in federal court if harmed. You or a guardian would need to file within 30 years after you turn 18. Remedies could include money damages, punitive damages, injunctions, and attorney fees and co…
- Defines covered procedures and providers: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would define key terms used to decide who and what care is covered. It would define biological sex by chromosomes and anatomy at birth. It would list puberty blockers, cross‑sex hormones, and certain surgeries as "gender‑transition procedures" but also carve out people with inh…
- Federal limits on mandates and funding: mixed, medium. If enacted, no federal law could be read to require a practitioner to perform a gender‑transition procedure. If a State requires practitioners to perform such procedures, that State could lose all Department of Health and Human Services funding. These rules would take effect on the date the bill is…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2342: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025
- 119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-209 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/209)

## Related
- [119-s-2342: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2342)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2142)
- [119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1261)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-209 (as of 2026-08-11).