[Congressional Bills 117th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5553 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5553 To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from providing or paying for surgical treatment related to gender transition. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 12, 2021 Mr. Bergman (for himself, Mr. Bost, Mrs. McClain, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Moolenaar, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. Norman, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Babin, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Davidson, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Roy, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Harris, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Rosendale, and Mr. Good of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from providing or paying for surgical treatment related to gender transition. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. PROHIBITION OF PROVISION OF OR PAYMENT FOR SURGICAL TREATMENT RELATED TO GENDER TRANSITION BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not provide or pay for surgical treatment related to gender transition. <all>