[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6040 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6040

 To prohibit the use of Federal funds for gender transition in minors.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 25, 2023

  Ms. Boebert (for herself, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Burlison, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. 
 Cloud, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mrs. 
  Miller of Illinois, and Mr. LaMalfa) introduced the following bill; 
   which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 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.
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