Protect Children’s Innocence Act

Summary

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. 

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Timeline

1. 19 May 2025

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 19 May 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 19 May 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 10 June 2025

   Vote

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

   Source: Committee

5. 10 June 2025

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

   Source: Committee

6. 26 September 2025

   Calendars

   Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 265.

   Source: Calendars

7. 26 September 2025

   Reported

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

   Source: Committee

8. 26 September 2025

   Reported

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

   Source: Committee

9. 17 December 2025

   Passed

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

   Source: Floor

10. 17 December 2025

    Vote

    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)

    Source: Floor

11. 17 December 2025

    Vote

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

    Source: Floor

12. 17 December 2025

    Vote

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

    Source: Floor

13. 17 December 2025

    Floor

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

    Source: Floor

14. 17 December 2025

    Floor

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

    Source: Floor

15. 17 December 2025

    Floor

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

    Source: Floor

16. 17 December 2025

    Floor

    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.

    Source: Floor

17. 17 December 2025

    Floor

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

    Source: Floor

18. 17 December 2025

    Passed

    Rule H. Res. 953 passed House.

    Source: Floor

19. 17 December 2025

    Reported

    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.

    Source: Floor

20. 18 December 2025

    Introduced

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

    Source: IntroReferral

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Related records

• related to ← Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health insurance; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 498) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit Federal Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3492) to amend section 116 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to genital and bodily mutilation and chemical castration of minors; and relating to consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process.
• amends ← 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.