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Stop Gender Trafficking of Minors Act
To amend chapter 55 of title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal offense for the transportation of a minor for a gender transition procedure.
Summary
This bill establishes a federal criminal offense for knowingly transporting a minor across state lines to obtain a gender transition procedure. The offense is punishable by fine and imprisonment up to 10 years. The bill defines gender transition procedures to include puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgical interventions such as mastectomy, phalloplasty, and vaginoplasty. The bill allows minors and their parents or legal guardians to bring civil actions against those who transport minors for such procedures to seek injunctive relief, damages, and attorney's fees. The bill also prohibits federal funding to states or entities that permit such transportation or do not cooperate with federal investigations of violations.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX)
3 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Dan Crenshaw’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $228,839
- CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST $19,800
- MCCORD DEVELOPMENT $16,500
- RIDA DEVELOPMENT $15,700
- ADVANCED HEALTH CARE $14,241
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Dan Crenshaw → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Feb 9, 2026 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
- Feb 9, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 9, 2026
Mr. Crenshaw (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mr. Fry, and Mrs. Luna) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend chapter 55 of title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal offense for the transportation of a minor for a gender transition procedure.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Stop Gender Trafficking of Minors Act”.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) A growing body of international medical guidance has advised against the routine use of puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and gender altering surgeries for minors, absent long- term evidence of benefit and safety. The rise in detransition and regret among young adults who underwent such procedures as minors further underscores the need for robust Federal safeguards.
(2) The Federal Government has a compelling interest in protecting minors from experimental and irreversible medical procedures that may result in long-term harm, including sterilization, loss of sexual function, and psychological distress.
(3) The transportation of minors across state lines to receive such procedures constitutes interstate activity subject to Federal regulation under the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution.
SEC. 3. TRANSPORTATION OF A MINOR FOR GENDER A TRANSITION PROCEDURE.
(a) Offense.—Chapter 55 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “Sec. 1205 Transportation of a minor for a gender transition procedure
“(a) Offense.—Whoever knowingly transports in interstate or foreign commerce, or the offender travels in interstate or foreign commerce or uses the mail or any means, facility, or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce in committing or in furtherance of the commission of the offense, a minor to facilitate the minor in obtaining a gender transition procedure shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
“(b) Civil Action.—A minor or a parent or legal guardian of a minor who has been transported in violation of subsection (a) may bring a civil action in an appropriate district court for injunctive relief, compensatory and punitive damages, and attorneys’ fees.
“(c) Gender Transition Procedure Defined.—In this section, the term ‘gender transition procedure’ includes any medical or surgical intervention intended to alter the minor’s sex characteristics in a manner inconsistent with the minor’s biological sex, including:
“(1) Administration of puberty-blocking medications, including transportation relating to an appointment to obtain such medication or obtaining such medication.
“(2) Administration of cross-sex hormones.
“(3) A surgical intervention, including a mastectomy, phalloplasty, vaginoplasty, or other procedure intended to change primary or secondary sex characteristics.”.
(b) Federal Funding Prohibition.—No Federal funds may be awarded to a State, unit of local government, or other governmental entity that:
(1) Enacts, implements, or maintains a policy that permits or encourages a minor to undergo a gender transition procedure by being transported across State lines.
(2) Declares itself a sanctuary jurisdiction for a gender transition procedure.
(3) Does not cooperate with a Federal investigation of a violation of section 1205 of title 18, United States Code.
(4) Fails to cooperate with Federal investigations or enforcement actions related to this Act.
(c) Gender Transition Procedure Defined.—In this section, the term “gender transition procedure” shall have the meaning given such term in section 1205 of title 18, United States Code. <all>
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