S 3035 United States Senate · 118th Congress

Protecting Our Kids from Harmful Research Act

S 3035 prohibits federal funding for research on gender transition treatments for minors under 18, including studies on hormonal or surgical procedures. It bans use of federal funds for any research aiming to affirm a minor's gender identity that differs from their sex assigned at birth, based on biological sex at birth. This directly affects researchers, medical institutions, and programs receiving federal grants that conduct such studies. The bill mandates that federal funding cannot support any research related to gender transition in minors, including observational studies gathering evidence on treatments.
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Introduced Oct 4, 2023 Last action Oct 4, 2023
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