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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5894
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 5, 2021
Mrs. Boebert (for herself, Mr. Perry, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Norman, Mrs. Greene of Georgia, Mr. Roy, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Babin, Mrs. Harshbarger, and Mr. Weber of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor
A BILL
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for gender transition in minors.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Kids from Harmful Research Act
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Prohibition on use of Federal funds for gender transition in minors
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—
affirming a minor’s perception of his or her sex, if that perception is incongruent with such minor’s sex; or
affirming a minor’s asserted identity, if the asserted identity is incongruent with such minor’s sex.
Definition
For purposes of this section, the term sex shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.
