# 119-s-312: Jamie Reed Protecting Our Kids from Child Abuse Act

119-s-312, Jamie Reed Protecting Our Kids from Child Abuse Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-312
- Congress: 119
- Title: Jamie Reed Protecting Our Kids from Child Abuse Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Creates a federal civil remedy for gender-transition procedures performed on minors.** It would also bar federal funding to clinics, hospitals, and colleges tied to those procedures. - Families and children: Individuals who were minors when a gender-transition procedure occurred could sue up to 30 years after they turn 18 for compensatory and punitive damages and for attorney’s fees. - Clinics and medical practitioners: Pediatric gender clinics and the doctors who provided or performed care could be held liable for physical or mental harm linked in whole or in part to a procedure. They can assert an affirmative defense if they did not know and had no reason to know the patient was a minor. - Institutions and hospitals: Colleges and hospitals that host, partner with, fund, or are affiliated with pediatric gender clinics would also face liability under the same standards. - Federal funding: Federal funds would be prohibited for pediatric gender clinics, for affiliated institutions of higher education or hospitals, and for any gender-transition procedure performed on a minor.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal funding ban for pediatric care: cost, high. If enacted, Federal money could not pay for pediatric gender clinics. Federal funds could not go to colleges or hospitals tied to those clinics. Federal money could not pay for any gender-transition procedure on a minor. Families with a minor seeking these services might lose program support and pa…
- Definition of covered transition treatments: cost, medium. If enacted, the bill would define 'gender-transition procedure' to include puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries done to change the body to match identity. It would carve out exceptions for certain intersex conditions, physician-determined nonstandard chromosomes or hormones, treatmen…
- New federal lawsuits for pediatric care: mixed, high. If enacted, people who were minors when they had a gender-transition procedure could sue certain clinics, doctors, hospitals, or colleges. You would have until 30 years after you turn 18 to file suit. A court could award compensatory and punitive damages and lawyers' fees. There is a defense if the…
- Retroactive effect for past procedures: mixed, medium. If enacted, this bill would take effect on the date it becomes law. It would apply to gender-transition procedures done before, on, or after that date. The law's rules, funding limits, and private right to sue would apply to those past and future procedures and providers.

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
- 119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-312 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/312)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-524)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-237)
- [119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-587)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-312 (as of 2026-08-11).