STOP Act

This bill would bar any person from knowingly performing, attempting, or helping with gender transition procedures, such as puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, or related surgeries, on anyone under 18 when there is a link to interstate commerce. The Secretary of Health and Human Services could fine violators at least $100,000 per violation, and the minor and the minor's parents or guardians could not be fined. People who received these procedures as minors, or their parents or guardians, could sue for damages within 25 years after turning 18 or within 4 years of paying for detransition treatment, whichever is later. Fines would go into a federal fund used for grants to nonprofit groups that give information, referrals, and services to people seeking to reverse gender transition procedures. Groups that perform or refer for gender transition procedures or abortions, with some exceptions, could not receive these grants.

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Sponsors

• Roger Marshall Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors