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Protecting Our Kids from Harmful Research Act
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for gender transition in minors.
Summary
- Prohibits the use of Federal funds for research or publications relating to gender transition in individuals under age 18.
- Prohibits Federal funding for observational studies on hormonal treatments or surgical procedures on minors for gender transition purposes.
- Defines sex for purposes of this law as determined by reproductive biology and genetics at birth.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
6 cosponsors
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK)
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL)
Actions (2)
- Jul 30, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. · senate
- Jul 30, 2026 Introduced in Senate
Text versions (1)
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 30, 2026
Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Lankford, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Mr. Tuberville, and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for gender transition in minors.
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 “Protecting Our Kids from Harmful Research Act”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR GENDER TRANSITION IN MINORS.
(a) In General.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be used to fund research or publications relating to gender transition in individuals under the age of 18, including any observational studies that gather evidence on the provision of hormonal treatments or surgical procedures on minors, for the purpose of—
(1) affirming a minor’s perception of his or her sex, if that perception is incongruent with such minor’s sex; or
(2) affirming a minor’s asserted identity, if the asserted identity is incongruent with such minor’s sex.
(b) Definition.—For purposes of this section, the term “sex” shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth. <all>
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