Bill · H.R. 10745· House(119-HR-10745)

Yaeli Martinez Child Protection Act

Age: 67 years

Illinois

Introduced: 10/5/2026
Last activity: 10/5/2026 — Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, 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.
Sponsored by: Mary Miller
Cosponsors: - 16 - 0

Health

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What this bill would do

This bill, titled the Yaeli Martinez Child Protection Act, prevents the state from removing children from their parents or denying foster and adoptive placements based solely on parents affirming a child's biological sex or declining to consent to medical, surgical, or social gender transitions. It prohibits federal child welfare funds from being used to support or promote gender-transition procedures or trainings that classify parental affirmation as child abuse or neglect. The legislation establishes strict federal oversight, requiring states to update child welfare plans, training programs, and facility housing rules to align with biological sex. Additionally, it creates a private right of action allowing parents, caregivers, and children to sue state entities in federal court for violating these rights. Finally, it amends the Full Faith and Credit for Child Custody Determinations Act to prevent courts from seizing child custody jurisdiction based on a desire to obtain gender-transition interventions.

Yes· 3 of 4

Does this give the federal government more power?+7
The bill establishes strict federal oversight, standardizes child welfare plan requirements, and overrides state custody laws regarding gender interventions.
Does this protect the individual right to speak freely?+6
The bill protects parents' rights to express beliefs and use pronouns consistent with a child's biological sex without state punishment.
Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?+6
The legislation protects parents from unwarranted child removal and establishes a private right of action with fee-shifting against state actors.

The opposite· 3 of 9

Does this expand the rights of LGBTQ people?-8
The legislation explicitly restricts access to gender-transition interventions for minors and mandates housing rules based strictly on immutable biological sex.
Would LGBTQ people be better off under this?-8
The legislation bans the funding or provision of gender-transition interventions for minors in state custody and requires sex-segregated facility housing.
Does this leave more decisions to the states?-7
The legislation preempts state laws and court jurisdictions that permit state intervention or custody transfer based on gender-transition disputes.