# 119-s-977: End Taxpayer Funding of Gender Experimentation Act of 2025

119-s-977, End Taxpayer Funding of Gender Experimentation Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-977
- Congress: 119
- Title: End Taxpayer Funding of Gender Experimentation Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-12
- Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-13

## Summary

**This bill would prohibit taxpayer funding for gender transition procedures and related coverage.** It would create a new federal chapter that lists hormonal, surgical, and related interventions covered by the ban and defines limited medical exclusions and exceptions. - People and families seeking gender transition care would be barred from receiving those procedures paid for by federal funds or from having them covered in plans that get Affordable Care Act premium tax credits or cost‑sharing reductions. The bill allows separate private plans for those procedures only if no federal subsidies pay any premiums. - Health plans and marketplace rules would change so qualified health plans and multi‑State plans on Exchanges cannot include coverage the bill bars if federal subsidies would apply. The bill amends ACA rules to deny premium tax credits and cost‑sharing reductions for plans that include such coverage. - Employers and federal health providers would be affected because the small employer health insurance credit excludes plans that cover these procedures, though employers may offer separate unsubsidized coverage. Federal facilities and federal employees would not furnish or pay for the listed procedures, while treatment for complications is addressed as allowed.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC), 2025-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Private coverage allowed without federal funds: benefit, low. If enacted, this would let people, insurers, states, and localities buy or offer separate private plans for gender transition procedures. That separate coverage must be paid only with non‑federal funds. Premiums for those plans could not use federal subsidies or ACA premium tax credits. States coul…
- No federal funding for gender care: cost, high. If enacted, this would bar any federal money from paying for gender transition procedures or for plans that cover them. It would stop federally funded plans like Medicare, Medicaid, VA/Tricare, and federal employee plans from covering those procedures. Federal hospitals and federal doctors would no…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025
- 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- 119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-s-977 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/977)

## Related
- [119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2296)
- [119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4784)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-587)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-977 (as of 2026-05-13).