Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits federal Medicaid payment for specified gender transition procedures for individuals under the age of 18.

Highlights:

• Prohibits federal Medicaid payment for specified gender transition procedures for individuals under the age of 18 (Sec. 2).

• Defines these procedures to mean those that are intended to change the body of an individual to no longer correspond to the individual's biological sex (male or female), including specified surgeries, implants, and medications (e.g., hormones) (Sec. 2).

• Exempts procedures that are provided to an individual under the age of 18 with the consent of a parent or legal guardian and that are intended to do any of the following (Sec. 2):

• Rectify early puberty, genetic disorders, or chromosomal abnormalities;

• Reverse prior gender transition procedures; or

• Prevent imminent death or impairment of a major bodily function.

Full Bill Text

Full Bill Text