H.R. 3492: Protect Children’s Innocence Act

H.R. 3492, the Protect Children's Innocence Act of 2025, would make it a federal crime to knowingly perform or attempt procedures, or provide medications such as hormonal treatments, to a minor for the purpose of changing their body to correspond to a sex that differs from their biological sex. A violation would carry a fine, up to 10 years in prison, or both. Exceptions include treatment for people with both ovarian and testicular tissue or abnormal sex chromosome structure or hormones, and for infections or other harms from a previous gender-transition procedure. The person undergoing the care could not be arrested or prosecuted.

The bill would also change the existing federal ban on female genital mutilation of a minor. It would extend the ban on facilitating or consenting to the procedure to any person, rather than only a parent, guardian or caretaker, and bar prosecution of the person who undergoes it. The penalty would stay the same.