H.R. 3492 Passed the House Crime and Law Enforcement

Protect Children’s Innocence Act

To amend section 116 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to genital and bodily mutilation and chemical castration of minors.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14] Introduced May 19, 2025 Cosponsors 44 (44 R) Latest action December 18, 2025

Summary

Protect Children’s Innocence Act of 2025
This bill establishes federal criminal offenses for providing gender-affirming care to minors. The bill also changes the existing federal criminal offense that prohibits female genital mutilation (FGM) and related conduct. 
Specifically, the bill makes it a federal crime to knowingly perform or attempt to perform procedures or provide medications (e.g., hormonal treatments) to a minor for the purpose of changing their body to correspond to a sex that differs from their biological sex. The bill provides exceptions for specified types of surgeries or procedures, including those for treating (1) individuals who have both ovarian and testicular tissue or abnormal sex chromosome structure or hormones, or (2) infections or other harms that result from a previous gender-transition procedure. A violation is punishable by a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both. The bill prohibits the arrest or prosecution of an individual who undergoes gender-affirming procedures or medications. 
Additionally, the bill makes changes to the existing federal criminal prohibition on performing FGM on a minor and related conduct. Among the changes, the bill broadens the scope of prohibited conduct to include the facilitation or consent to FGM by any person (currently, prohibited facilitation or consent applies only to a parent, guardian, or caretaker of the minor). The bill also prohibits the arrest or prosecution of an individual who undergoes FGM. The bill does not change the applicable criminal penalty of a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both. 

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Roll-call votes

Actions

  1. Dec 18, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. Dec 17, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Dec 17, 2025 On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 211 (Roll no. 351). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5992-5993)
  4. Dec 17, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 211 (Roll no. 351).
  5. Dec 17, 2025 On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 218 (Roll no. 350).
  6. Dec 17, 2025 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6008-6009)
  7. Dec 17, 2025 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 3492, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Balint demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  8. Dec 17, 2025 The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  9. Dec 17, 2025 Ms. Balint moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H5999-6000)
  10. Dec 17, 2025 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  11. Dec 17, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3492.
  12. Dec 17, 2025 Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6703, H.R. 498 and H.R. 3492. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6703 and H.R. 498 under a closed rule and H.R. 3492 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.

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