Text of US HB 6040 (2023)

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 6040 To prohibit the use of Federal funds for gender transition in minors. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OCTOBER 25, 2023 Ms. BOEBERT (for herself, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. BURLISON, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. BRECHEEN, Mr. OGLES, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, and Mr. LAMALFA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal funds for gender transition in minors. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Our Kids 4 from Harmful Research Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR 6 GENDER TRANSITION IN MINORS. 7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi- 8 sion of law, no Federal funds may be used to fund re- 9 search or publications relating to gender transition in indi- 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:49 Oct 26, 2023 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6040.IH H6040 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 6040 IH viduals under the age of 18, including any observational 1 studies that gather evidence on the provision of hormonal 2 treatments or surgical procedures on minors, for the pur- 3 pose of— 4 (1) affirming a minor’s perception of his or her 5 sex, if that perception is incongruent with such mi- 6 nor’s sex; or 7 (2) affirming a minor’s asserted identity, if the 8 asserted identity is incongruent with such minor’s 9 sex. 10 (b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 11 term ‘‘sex’’ shall be recognized based solely on a person’s 12 reproductive biology and genetics at birth. 13 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:49 Oct 26, 2023 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H6040.IH H6040 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB