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NEGATIVE LGBTQ+ Rights 119th Congress

H.R.3492 Protect Childrens Innocence Act

Criminalizes gender-affirming healthcare for minors, making it a felony for doctors to provide puberty blockers or hormones (119th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

AAP, Endocrine Society, and AMA support evidence-based gender-affirming care for minors; criminalization contradicts medical consensus.

AAP Policy Statement (2018): gender-affirming care for minors is evidence-based and medically necessary
  • Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline (2017): puberty blockers are reversible and well-studied
  • AMA: criminalizing evidence-based care contradicts medical consensus

Bill activity

Introduced May 19, 2025 by Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) with 38 original cosponsors. 44 cosponsors as of Sep 3, 2025. Passed the House Dec 17, 2025, 216-211.

  • Reached the House floor after the House Committee on the Judiciary reported it (H. Rept. 119-311), under a special rule from the Rules Committee (H.Res.953).
Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) is not listed among the cosponsors of this bill. Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) voted nay on the House roll call counted in grades (roll no. 351, Dec 17, 2025).
  1. IntroducedMay 19, 2025
  2. Passed HouseDec 17, 2025
  3. Passed Senate 
  4. To President 
  5. Became Law 

Latest action Dec 18, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsors during the cosponsorship window

119th Congress (Jan 2025 to Jan 2027)

Jun 2025JulAugSepMay 19, 2025Sep 26, 2025 (closed)38 originalAddison P. McDowell (R-NC-6). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Andrew Ogles (R-TN-5). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA-9). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Andy Biggs (R-AZ-5). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Andy Harris (R-MD-1). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL-13). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Brad Finstad (R-MN-1). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Brandon Gill (R-TX-26). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Brian Babin (R-TX-36). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Burgess Owens (R-UT-4). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Clay Higgins (R-LA-3). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.David Kustoff (R-TN-8). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Elijah Crane (R-AZ-2). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Eric Burlison (R-MO-7). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Gary J. Palmer (R-AL-6). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Glenn Grothman (R-WI-6). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.James Comer (R-KY-1). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.James R. Baird (R-IN-4). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.John J. McGuire (R-VA-5). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Josh Brecheen (R-OK-2). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Kevin Hern (R-OK-1). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Lance Gooden (R-TX-5). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Mary E. Miller (R-IL-15). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Max L. Miller (R-OH-7). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Mike Collins (R-GA-10). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Monica De La Cruz (R-TX-15). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Ralph Norman (R-SC-5). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Randy K. Weber Sr. (R-TX-14). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Riley M. Moore (R-WV-2). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Ronny Jackson (R-TX-13). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK-5). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.W. Gregory Steube (R-FL-17). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.William R. Timmons (R-SC-4). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Michael A. Rulli (R-OH-6). Cosponsored May 29, 2025, 10 days after introduction.Michael Guest (R-MS-3). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 32 days after introduction.Barry Moore (R-AL-1). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, 102 days after introduction.Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, 102 days after introduction.Ashley Hinson (R-IA-2). Cosponsored Sep 3, 2025, 107 days after introduction.Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ-9). Cosponsored Sep 3, 2025, 107 days after introduction. Jul 2025AugSepMay 19, 2025Sep 26, 2025 (closed)38 originalAddison P. McDowell (R-NC-6). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Andrew Ogles (R-TN-5). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA-9). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Andy Biggs (R-AZ-5). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Andy Harris (R-MD-1). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL-13). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Brad Finstad (R-MN-1). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Brandon Gill (R-TX-26). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Brian Babin (R-TX-36). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Burgess Owens (R-UT-4). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Clay Higgins (R-LA-3). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.David Kustoff (R-TN-8). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Elijah Crane (R-AZ-2). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Eric Burlison (R-MO-7). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Gary J. Palmer (R-AL-6). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Glenn Grothman (R-WI-6). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.James Comer (R-KY-1). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.James R. Baird (R-IN-4). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.John J. McGuire (R-VA-5). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Josh Brecheen (R-OK-2). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Kevin Hern (R-OK-1). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Lance Gooden (R-TX-5). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Mary E. Miller (R-IL-15). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Max L. Miller (R-OH-7). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Mike Collins (R-GA-10). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Monica De La Cruz (R-TX-15). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Ralph Norman (R-SC-5). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Randy K. Weber Sr. (R-TX-14). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Riley M. Moore (R-WV-2). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Ronny Jackson (R-TX-13). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK-5). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.W. Gregory Steube (R-FL-17). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.William R. Timmons (R-SC-4). Cosponsored May 19, 2025, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Michael A. Rulli (R-OH-6). Cosponsored May 29, 2025, 10 days after introduction.Michael Guest (R-MS-3). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 32 days after introduction.Barry Moore (R-AL-1). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, 102 days after introduction.Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1). Cosponsored Aug 29, 2025, 102 days after introduction.Ashley Hinson (R-IA-2). Cosponsored Sep 3, 2025, 107 days after introduction.Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ-9). Cosponsored Sep 3, 2025, 107 days after introduction.
Republican 44

Each dot is one cosponsor. Dots stack by sign-on day, or by week when the window is long. The block at the left holds the original cosponsors.

Cosponsorship closed Sep 26, 2025 (119th Congress): the House Judiciary Committee reported the bill.

Activity log

Source: Congress.gov actions
  1. Introduced in House
  2. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  3. 38 original cosponsors on the day of introduction
  4. Michael A. Rulli cosponsored (R-OH)
  5. Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 10.House
  6. Michael Guest cosponsored (R-MS)
  7. 2 members cosponsored
  8. 2 members cosponsored
  9. Reported (Amended) by the House Committee on the Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-311.
  10. House floor day: vote on the rule (H.Res.953), motion to recommit, passage (14 steps)
    1. 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....
    2. On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 204 - 203 (Roll no. 343).
    3. Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 213 - 209 (Roll no. 344).
    4. Rule H. Res. 953 passed House.
    5. Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 953.
    6. 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...
    7. DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3492.
    8. The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
    9. Ms. Balint moved to recommit to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
    10. The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
    11. 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...
    12. Considered as unfinished business.
    13. On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 218 (Roll no. 350).
    14. 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)
  11. House vote: Passage of the billCounted in grades
    Passed, 216-211
    Of 44 cosponsors: 43 voted yea, 0 voted nay, 1 not voting.
    Member breakdown · Official House roll call 351
  12. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

Votes on this bill

4 votes: 4 recorded roll calls and 0 decided without a recorded vote, 0 of them on amendments. Votes counted in grades are marked.

Dec 17, 202510:52 amHouseVote to end debate on the rule (ordering the previous question)
H.Res.953On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 204 - 203 (Roll no. 343).Agreed to204-203Nay
PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
Democratic0203010
Republican2040016
Independent0000
Total204203026
Official House roll call
Dec 17, 202511:07 amHouseVote on the rule (H.Res.953)On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 213 - 209 (Roll no. 344).Agreed to213-209Nay
PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
Democratic020805
Republican213106
Independent0000
Total213209011
Official House roll call
Dec 17, 20256:34 pmHouseMotion to recommit (send the bill back to committee)On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 218 (Roll no. 350).Failed210-218Yea
PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
Democratic210003
Republican021802
Independent0000
Total21021805
Official House roll call
Dec 17, 20256:40 pmHousePassage of the billCounted in gradesOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 211 (Roll no. 351). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5992-5993)Passed216-211Nay

Counted in grades

Of 44 cosponsors: 43 voted yea, 0 voted nay, 1 not voting. Question voted on: Passage of the bill

PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
Democratic320703
Republican213403
Independent0000
Total21621106
Official House roll call

Amendments

1 amendment: 1 agreed to.

Agreed to (1)

H.Amdt.136Dec 17
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 953, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary is considered adopted.Without a recorded vote

Cosponsors

44 cosponsored

Sponsor Introduced by Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on May 19, 2025

MemberParty/StateDateDays after introductionOriginalGrade
Addison P. McDowellR-NCMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Andrew OglesR-TNMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Andrew S. ClydeR-GAMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Andy BiggsR-AZMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Andy HarrisR-MDMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Anna Paulina LunaR-FLMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Brad FinstadR-MNMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Brandon GillR-TXMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Brian BabinR-TXMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Burgess OwensR-UTMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Claudia TenneyR-NYMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Clay HigginsR-LAMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Dan CrenshawR-TXMay 19, 20250OriginalF
David KustoffR-TNMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Diana HarshbargerR-TNMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Elijah CraneR-AZMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Eric BurlisonR-MOMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Gary J. PalmerR-ALMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Glenn GrothmanR-WIMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Harriet M. HagemanR-WYMay 19, 20250OriginalF
James ComerR-KYMay 19, 20250OriginalF
James R. BairdR-INMay 19, 20250OriginalF
John J. McGuireR-VAMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Josh BrecheenR-OKMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Kevin HernR-OKMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Lance GoodenR-TXMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Mary E. MillerR-ILMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Max L. MillerR-OHMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Mike CollinsR-GAMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Monica De La CruzR-TXMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Ralph NormanR-SCMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Randy K. Weber Sr.R-TXMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Riley M. MooreR-WVMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Ronny JacksonR-TXMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Stephanie I. BiceR-OKMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Troy E. NehlsR-TXMay 19, 20250OriginalF
W. Gregory SteubeR-FLMay 19, 20250OriginalF
William R. TimmonsR-SCMay 19, 20250OriginalF
Michael A. RulliR-OHMay 29, 202510F
Michael GuestR-MSJun 20, 202532F
Barry MooreR-ALAug 29, 2025102F
Earl L. "Buddy" CarterR-GAAug 29, 2025102F
Ashley HinsonR-IASep 3, 2025107F
Paul A. GosarR-AZSep 3, 2025107F

Who Lobbied on This Bill

$320K combined quarterly activity
5 lobbying firms
5 clients represented
2025-fourth_quarter–2026-first_quarter filing period
⚠ 4 lobbyists who worked this bill previously held government positions
Show all 4
  • AMY FRIEDRICH-KARNIK — Director of Federal Policy
  • ANN NOLI VEGA — Senior Digital Communications Manager
  • ANNA BERNSTEIN — Principal Policy Advisor
  • SAMIRA DAMAVANDI — Senior Federal Policy Associate
Policy Areas Covered
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties Family issues/Abortion/Adoption Health Issues
Government Entities Lobbied
  • Administration for Children & Families (ACF)
  • Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
  • Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
  • Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
  • Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
  • Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
  • Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
  • Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)
  • Indian Health Service
  • Interior, Dept of (DOI)
  • Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
  • SENATE
  • Social Security Administration (SSA)
  • State, Dept of (DOS)
  • U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
  • U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
  • White House Office
Who Hired the Lobbyists
  • ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM Religious Liberty, Life, Parental Rights, Free Speech
  • REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL
  • AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION Protecting civil liberties
  • AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
  • GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE

Source: Senate LDA filings · Dollar figures are combined quarterly totals for all lobbying by each firm, not bill-specific spend.

Criminalizes gender-affirming care for minors. Every major medical association (AMA, AAP, Endocrine Society) supports evidence-based gender-affirming care for minors.