Jamie Reed Protecting Our Kids from Child Abuse Act
Sponsored By: Representative Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced
Summary
Creates a federal tort cause of action for harms from pediatric gender-transition procedures. This bill would let people who were minors when they underwent such procedures sue providers and facilities and would restrict federal funding for related care, applying retroactively to past procedures.
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- Minors and young adults: People who were under 18 at the time of a gender-transition procedure could sue in state or federal court for bodily injury or harm to mental health. They could bring claims within 30 years after turning 18 and seek compensatory damages, punitive damages, and attorney’s fees.
- Providers and institutions: Pediatric gender clinics, any medical practitioner who provided care at the clinic, affiliated hospitals, and institutions of higher education would face liability when a covered procedure causes harm. Clinics and practitioners could raise an affirmative defense if they did not know and had no reason to know the patient was a minor.
- Federal funding and scope: The bill would prohibit federal funding for pediatric gender clinics, for hospitals or colleges that host or affiliate with those clinics, and for any gender-transition procedure performed on a minor. It would apply to procedures that occurred before, on, or after enactment and includes a severability clause.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Right to sue over youth gender care
If enacted, people who had gender-transition procedures as minors could sue for physical or mental harm. You could seek compensatory and punitive damages and attorney’s fees, and must file within 30 years after turning 18. Clinics, doctors, and affiliated hospitals or colleges could be liable, unless they had no reason to know you were a minor. The bill would define which drugs, hormones, and surgeries count, and set narrow exceptions (intersex conditions, treating complications, and urgent life‑saving care). These rules would apply to procedures done before, on, or after enactment.
No federal funds for youth gender care
If enacted, federal money could not go to pediatric gender clinics. Hospitals or colleges that host or partner with those clinics would also lose federal funds. Federal funds could not pay for any gender-transition procedure on a minor. Families using Medicaid or care at these clinics could lose access or face higher costs.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
FL • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]
IL • R
Sponsored 7/22/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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