United States · Bill · S
S. 1597 (118th)
Protecting Children From Experimentation Act of 2023
Introduced
15 May 2023
Last action
15 May 2023 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND], Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN], Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT], Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS], Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL], Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Protecting Children From Experimentation Act of 2023 This bill establishes a new federal criminal offense for health care professionals who perform or provide referrals for gender transition procedures on minors. A physical or mental health care professional who performs or provides a referral for a gender transition procedure on a minor is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. The bill authorizes civil remedies for a minor who undergoes a gender transition procedure. A minor who undergoes a gender transition procedure may not be arrested or prosecuted for an offense under this bill.
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Timeline
15 May 2023
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
15 May 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 15 May 2023 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1597
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/s/1597
- us · 118-s-1597 · source updated 10 August 2026