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Bill119th CongressFiled May 19, 2025Crime and Law Enforcement
H.R. 3492

Protect Children’s Innocence Act

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What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 19, 2025)

Protect Children’s Innocence Act of 2025

This bill establishes federal criminal offenses for providing gender-affirming care to minors. The bill also changes the existing federal criminal offense that prohibits female genital mutilation (FGM) and related conduct. 

Specifically, the bill makes it a federal crime to knowingly perform or attempt to perform procedures or provide medications (e.g., hormonal treatments) to a minor for the purpose of changing their body to correspond to a sex that differs from their biological sex. The bill provides exceptions for specified types of surgeries or procedures, including those for treating (1) individuals who have both ovarian and testicular tissue or abnormal sex chromosome structure or hormones, or (2) infections or other harms that result from a previous gender-transition procedure. A violation is punishable by a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both. The bill prohibits the arrest or prosecution of an individual who undergoes gender-affirming procedures or medications. 

Additionally, the bill makes changes to the existing federal criminal prohibition on performing FGM on a minor and related conduct. Among the changes, the bill broadens the scope of prohibited conduct to include the facilitation or consent to FGM by any person (currently, prohibited facilitation or consent applies only to a parent, guardian, or caretaker of the minor). The bill also prohibits the arrest or prosecution of an individual who undergoes FGM. The bill does not change the applicable criminal penalty of a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both. 

What just happenedDec 18, 2025

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14](R-GA)Sponsor
44 cosponsors44 R
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  1. Dec 18, 2025IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Judiciary Committee
  2. Dec 17, 2025FloorH38310

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. Dec 17, 2025FloorH37100

    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 211 (Roll no. 351). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5992-5993)

  4. Dec 17, 2025Floor8000

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 211 (Roll no. 351).

  5. Dec 17, 2025FloorH36210

    On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 218 (Roll no. 350).

    Judiciary Committee
  6. Dec 17, 2025FloorH30000

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6008-6009)

  7. Dec 17, 2025FloorH8D000

    POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 3492, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Balint demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

  8. Dec 17, 2025FloorH8A000

    The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.

  9. Dec 17, 2025FloorH36200

    Ms. Balint moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H5999-6000)

    Judiciary Committee
  10. Dec 17, 2025FloorH35000

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

  11. Dec 17, 2025FloorH8D000

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3492.

  12. Dec 17, 2025FloorH8D000

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6703, H.R. 498 and H.R. 3492. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6703 and H.R. 498 under a closed rule and H.R. 3492 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.

  13. Dec 17, 2025FloorH30000

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 953. (consideration: CR H5992-6000)

  14. Dec 17, 2025FloorH1L220

    Rule H. Res. 953 passed House.

  15. Dec 17, 2025FloorH1L210

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 953 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6703, H.R. 498 and H.R. 3492. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6703 and H.R. 498 under a closed rule and H.R. 3492 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.

  16. Sep 26, 2025CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 265.

  17. Sep 26, 2025CommitteeH12200

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-311.

    Judiciary Committee
  18. Sep 26, 2025Committee5000

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-311.

    Judiciary Committee
  19. Jun 10, 2025CommitteeH19000

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 10.

    Judiciary Committee
  20. Jun 10, 2025CommitteeH15001

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

    Judiciary Committee
  21. May 19, 2025IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Judiciary Committee
  22. May 19, 2025IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  23. May 19, 2025IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

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