Chloe Cole Act

This bill would bar health care professionals, hospitals, and clinics from giving people under 18 puberty blockers, sex hormones, or surgeries meant to change their body so it no longer matches their biological sex, when the care has a link to interstate commerce. It excludes care for disorders of sexual development, other diagnosed physical conditions, injuries or harm from earlier treatments, and treatment to stop or reverse earlier treatments. People who received the prohibited care as minors, or their parents or guardians, could sue providers in federal court for damages, including for care given before the law took effect. Providers would be strictly liable for such care given after the law takes effect. Lawsuits could be filed up to 25 years after the person's 18th birthday, or within 4 years of paying for reversal treatment, whichever is later.

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Sponsors

• Marsha Blackburn Republican sponsor
• 12 cosponsors