H.R. 3492 · 119th Congress

Protect Children’s Innocence Act

Introduced on May 19, 2025 by Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA-14). 44 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Dec 18, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
May 19, 2025
Cosponsors
44
0 from the other party
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

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

Subjects

  • Child health
  • Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
  • Drug therapy
  • Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
  • Surgery and anesthesia

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, May 19, 2025). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Marjorie Taylor GreeneR-GA-14Sponsor

Republicans · 44

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Recommit
    Dec 17, 2025· House· Procedural· Failed 210–218
  2. On Passage
    Dec 17, 2025· House· Passage· Passed 216–211

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. May 19, 2025Introduced in House
  2. May 19, 2025Introduced in House
  3. May 19, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  4. Jun 10, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Jun 10, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 10.
  6. Sep 26, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-311.
  7. Sep 26, 2025 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-311.
  8. Sep 26, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 265.
  9. Dec 17, 2025 · HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 953 Reported to House. 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.
  10. Dec 17, 2025 · HouseRule H. Res. 953 passed House.
  11. Dec 17, 2025 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 953. (consideration: CR H5992-6000)
  12. Dec 17, 2025 · HouseRule 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.
  13. Dec 17, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3492.
  14. Dec 17, 2025 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  15. Dec 17, 2025 · HouseMs. Balint moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H5999-6000)
  16. Dec 17, 2025 · HouseThe previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  17. Dec 17, 2025 · HousePOSTPONED 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.
  18. Dec 17, 2025 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6008-6009)
  19. Dec 17, 2025 · HouseOn motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 218 (Roll no. 350).House · Roll call 350
  20. Dec 17, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 211 (Roll no. 351).House · Roll call 351
  21. Dec 17, 2025 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 211 (Roll no. 351). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5992-5993)House · Roll call 351
  22. Dec 17, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  23. Dec 18, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. American Civil Liberties Union6 reports
    $3M reported (all issues)
  2. HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN4 reports
    $769.8K reported (all issues)
  3. AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $735.2K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION$645K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  4. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners3 reports
    $72K reported (all issues)
  5. ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  6. American Medical Association2 reports
    $13.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION$371K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  7. American Principles Project2 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)
  8. Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights2 reports
    $700K reported (all issues)
  9. National Council of Jewish Women2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  10. Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.2 reports
    $374.7K reported (all issues)
  11. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES1 report
    $700K reported (all issues)
  12. American Academy of Pediatrics1 report
    $100K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS$442.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  13. Disability Rights Education & Defense, Inc.1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  14. GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE1 report
  15. NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUND1 report
    $75K reported (all issues)
  16. PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC.1 report
    $7,513 reported (all issues)
  17. REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL1 report
    $50K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.