United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee 40 R cosponsors

HR 742 — PROTECTS Act of 2025

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 28, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 40 sponsors

    1 primary, 39 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (40 R).

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Summary

Protecting Resources Of Taxpayers to Eliminate Childhood Transgender Surgeries Act of 2025 or the PROTECTS Act of 2025This bill prohibits providing or using federal funds to perform, refer for, or reimburse any entity for certain gender transition procedures for an individual under the age of 18. The bill’s prohibition applies to certain gender transition procedures that are performed to intentionally change an individual’s body to no longer correspond to the individual's biological sex, including surgeries, medications, and implants specified in the bill. The bill provides exceptions for specified procedures, such as treating certain genetic abnormalities or preventing imminent death or impairment of a major bodily function, when performed by a health care provider with the consent of the individual’s parent or legal guardian.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 39 co-sponsors · 507 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (39)

Not signed on (507)

507 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

civil-rights healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 742 do?
Protecting Resources Of Taxpayers to Eliminate Childhood Transgender Surgeries Act of 2025 or the PROTECTS Act of 2025This bill prohibits providing or using federal funds to perform, refer for, or reimburse any entity for certain gender transition procedures for an individual under the age of 18. The bill’s prohibition applies to certain gender transition procedures that are performed to intentionally change an individual’s body to no longer correspond to the individual's biological sex, including surgeries, medications, and implants specified in the bill. The bill provides exceptions for specified procedures, such as treating certain genetic abnormalities or preventing imminent death or impairment of a major bodily function, when performed by a health care provider with the consent of the individual’s parent or legal guardian.
Who sponsors HR 742?
HR 742 is sponsored by McCormick, Richard (Republican), Clyde, Andrew S. (Republican), Luna, Anna Paulina (Republican), Franklin, Scott (Republican), Van Duyne, Beth (Republican), Fallon, Pat (Republican), Collins, Mike (Republican), Weber, Randy K. Sr. (Republican), Harris, Andy (Republican), Grothman, Glenn (Republican), Guest, Michael (Republican), Zinke, Ryan K. (Republican), Babin, Brian (Republican), Moore, Riley M. (Republican), Ellzey, Jake (Republican), Norman, Ralph (Republican), Webster, Daniel (Republican), Arrington, Jodey C. (Republican), Wied, Tony (Republican), Rose, John W. (Republican), Scott, Austin (Republican), Hamadeh, Abraham J. (Republican), Baird, James R. (Republican), Owens, Burgess (Republican), Gooden, Lance (Republican), Jackson, Ronny (Republican), Finstad, Brad (Republican), McGuire, John J. (Republican), Johnson, Dusty (Republican), Ogles, Andrew (Republican), Gosar, Paul A. (Republican), Crank, Jeff (Republican), Tiffany, Thomas P. (Republican), Van Drew, Jefferson (Republican), Rouzer, David (Republican), Mills, Cory (Republican), Sessions, Pete (Republican), Steube, W. Gregory (Republican), Fry, Russell (Republican), and Biggs, Sheri (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 742?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 28, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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