HR 3328 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Protecting Children From Experimentation Act of 2023

Introduced May 15, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Doug LaMalfa R-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 15, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMay 15, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Protecting Children From Experimentation Act of 2023

This bill establishes a new federal criminal offense for health care professionals who perform or provide referrals for gender transition procedures on minors.

A physical or mental health care professional who performs or provides a referral for a gender transition procedure on a minor is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.

The bill authorizes civil remedies for a minor who undergoes a gender transition procedure.

A minor who undergoes a gender transition procedure may not be arrested or prosecuted for an offense under this bill.

Cosponsors 48

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 15, 2023 to Sep 18, 2023; 31 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOriginalMay 15, 2023
R-TNAndrew OglesOriginalMay 15, 2023
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalMay 15, 2023
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalMay 15, 2023
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalMay 15, 2023
R-FLCory MillsOriginalMay 15, 2023
R-NCDavid RouzerOriginalMay 15, 2023
R-AZDebbie LeskoOriginalMay 15, 2023
R-TNDiana HarshbargerOriginalMay 15, 2023
R-CODoug LambornOriginalMay 15, 2023
R-MOEric BurlisonOriginalMay 15, 2023
R-WIGlenn GrothmanOriginalMay 15, 2023
R-KSJake LaTurnerOriginalMay 15, 2023
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalMay 15, 2023
R-INJim BanksOriginalMay 15, 2023
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalMay 15, 2023
R-OKJosh BrecheenOriginalMay 15, 2023
R-TXKeith SelfOriginalMay 15, 2023
R-COLauren BoebertOriginalMay 15, 2023
R-MILisa C. McClainOriginalMay 15, 2023
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalMay 15, 2023
R-FLMatt GaetzOriginalMay 15, 2023
R-MTMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr.OriginalMay 15, 2023
R-TXPat FallonOriginalMay 15, 2023
R-AZPaul A. GosarOriginalMay 15, 2023
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalMay 15, 2023
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalMay 15, 2023
R-GARick W. AllenOriginalMay 15, 2023
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalMay 15, 2023
R-MSTrent KellyOriginalMay 15, 2023
R-TXTroy E. NehlsOriginalMay 15, 2023
R-ALGary J. PalmerMay 17, 2023
R-TXJodey C. ArringtonMay 17, 2023
R-TNJohn W. RoseMay 17, 2023
R-ILMike BostMay 17, 2023
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeMay 17, 2023
R-INJames R. BairdMay 22, 2023
R-FLBill PoseyMay 23, 2023
R-MNPete StauberMay 25, 2023
R-MDAndy HarrisMay 30, 2023
R-ARBruce WestermanJun 7, 2023
R-TXRonny JacksonJun 13, 2023
R-SCWilliam R. Timmons IVJun 13, 2023
R-MSMike EzellJun 15, 2023
R-GARichard McCormickJul 10, 2023
R-NYGeorge SantosJul 12, 2023
R-GABarry LoudermilkJul 14, 2023
R-INRudy Yakym IIISep 18, 2023

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred May 15, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 15, 2023Introduced in House
  2. May 15, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, clause 1, The single subject of this legislation is: Prohibits doctors from performing experimental gender reassignment treatments on minors

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 81, May 15, 2023, pages H1414, H2349.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1597Protecting Children From Experimentation Act of 2023Identical billMay 15, 2023

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend chapter 110 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit gender transition procedures on minors, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Protecting Children From Experimentation Act of 2023

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 15, 2023Introduced in House

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