H.R. 7420

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7420 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7420

To amend chapter 55 of title 18, United States Code, to establish a 
criminal offense for the transportation of a minor for a gender 
transition procedure.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 9, 2026

Mr. Crenshaw (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mr. Fry, and Mrs. Luna) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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A BILL

To amend chapter 55 of title 18, United States Code, to establish a 
criminal offense for the transportation of a minor for a gender 
transition procedure.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Gender Trafficking of Minors 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) A growing body of international medical guidance has 
advised against the routine use of puberty blockers, hormone 
therapy, and gender altering surgeries for minors, absent long-
term evidence of benefit and safety. The rise in detransition 
and regret among young adults who underwent such procedures as 
minors further underscores the need for robust Federal 
safeguards.
(2) The Federal Government has a compelling interest in 
protecting minors from experimental and irreversible medical 
procedures that may result in long-term harm, including 
sterilization, loss of sexual function, and psychological 
distress.
(3) The transportation of minors across state lines to 
receive such procedures constitutes interstate activity subject 
to Federal regulation under the Commerce Clause of the United 
States Constitution.

SEC. 3. TRANSPORTATION OF A MINOR FOR GENDER A TRANSITION PROCEDURE.

(a) Offense.--Chapter 55 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1205 Transportation of a minor for a gender transition procedure
``(a) Offense.--Whoever knowingly transports in interstate or 
foreign commerce, or the offender travels in interstate or foreign 
commerce or uses the mail or any means, facility, or instrumentality of 
interstate or foreign commerce in committing or in furtherance of the 
commission of the offense, a minor to facilitate the minor in obtaining 
a gender transition procedure shall be fined under this title or 
imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
``(b) Civil Action.--A minor or a parent or legal guardian of a 
minor who has been transported in violation of subsection (a) may bring 
a civil action in an appropriate district court for injunctive relief, 
compensatory and punitive damages, and attorneys' fees.
``(c) Gender Transition Procedure Defined.--In this section, the 
term `gender transition procedure' includes any medical or surgical 
intervention intended to alter the minor's sex characteristics in a 
manner inconsistent with the minor's biological sex, including:
``(1) Administration of puberty-blocking medications, 
including transportation relating to an appointment to obtain 
such medication or obtaining such medication.
``(2) Administration of cross-sex hormones.
``(3) A surgical intervention, including a mastectomy, 
phalloplasty, vaginoplasty, or other procedure intended to 
change primary or secondary sex characteristics.''.
(b) Federal Funding Prohibition.--No Federal funds may be awarded 
to a State, unit of local government, or other governmental entity 
that:
(1) Enacts, implements, or maintains a policy that permits 
or encourages a minor to undergo a gender transition procedure 
by being transported across State lines.
(2) Declares itself a sanctuary jurisdiction for a gender 
transition procedure.
(3) Does not cooperate with a Federal investigation of a 
violation of section 1205 of title 18, United States Code.
(4) Fails to cooperate with Federal investigations or 
enforcement actions related to this Act.
(c) Gender Transition Procedure Defined.--In this section, the term 
``gender transition procedure'' shall have the meaning given such term 
in section 1205 of title 18, United States Code.
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