S. 209: Protecting Minors from Medical Malpractice Act of 2025
A Senate bill (S.) in the 119th U.S. Congress.
Overview
| Congress | 119th U.S. Congress (2025–2026) |
|---|---|
| Type | Senate bill (S.) |
| Originating chamber | Senate |
| Introduced | 2025-01-23 |
| Sponsor | Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] |
| Policy area | Health |
| Cosponsors | 3 |
| Latest action | 2025-01-23 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Last updated | 2025-12-05 |
Summary
Official summary (Introduced in Senate, 2025-01-23):
Protecting Minors from Medical Malpractice Act of 2025
This bill makes a medical practitioner who performs a gender-transition procedure on an individual who is less than 18 years of age liable for any physical, psychological, emotional, or physiological harms from the procedure for 30 years after the individual turns 18.
Additionally, if a state requires medical practitioners to perform gender-transition procedures, that state shall be ineligible for federal funding from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Under the bill, gender-transition procedures generally include certain surgeries or hormone therapies that change the body of an individual to correspond to a sex that is discordant with the individual's biological sex. They exclude, however, interventions to treat (1) individuals who either have ambiguous external biological sex characteristics or lack a normal sex chromosome structure, sex steroid hormone production, or sex steroid hormone action; (2) infections, injuries, diseases, or disorders caused by a gender-transition procedure; or (3) a physical disorder, injury, or illness that places an individual in imminent danger of death or impairment of a major bodily function.
Cosponsors (3)
| Name | Party / state |
|---|---|
| Jim Banks | R IN (original cosponsor) 2025-01-23 |
| Tim Sheehy | R MT (original cosponsor) 2025-01-23 |
| Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK] | R OK (original cosponsor) 2025-01-23 |
Full text & official record
The official bill text, section-by-section summary, amendments, committee reports, and the complete legislative timeline for S. 209 are published by Congress on congress.gov.
Frequently asked questions
What is S. 209?
S. 209 is a Senate bill (S.) introduced in the 119th U.S. Congress, originating in the Senate. Official title: Protecting Minors from Medical Malpractice Act of 2025.
Where can I read the full bill text?
The full text, cosponsors, amendments, and legislative status for S. 209 are available on congress.gov.
Bill data: congress.gov API (official congressional records).