Passed in the House on December 17, 2025 · 216 Yea, 211 Nay, 6 Not Voting
Question: On Passage: H R 3492 Protect Children’s Innocence Act
In plain English: This bill creates federal crimes for providing gender-affirming care to minors, with exceptions for certain medical conditions or complications from prior procedures. It also expands the federal prohibition on female genital mutilation to include broader facilitation and consent.
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 di…