Bill · H.R. 3205· House(119-HR-3205)
No Subsidies for Gender Transition Procedures Act
- Introduced
- 5/5/2025
- Last activity
- 5/5/2025 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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
- Claudia Tenney
- Cosponsors
- - 3 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The "No Subsidies for Gender Transition Procedures Act" aims to stop federal funding and tax benefits for gender transition procedures. It removes these procedures from the definition of "medical care" for tax deduction purposes. The bill also prohibits the use of Medicaid, Medicare, and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) funds for these services. Additionally, it excludes gender transition procedures from essential health benefits under the Affordable Care Act.
Yes· 3 of 5
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?+3
Eliminates federal funding for gender transition procedures via Medicaid, Medicare, and CHIP.
Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?+2
Limits the scope of federal healthcare expenditures by excluding specific procedures.
Does this give the federal government more power?+2
Increases federal authority to mandate the exclusion of specific medical procedures from federal funding.
The opposite· 3 of 17
Would LGBTQ people be better off under this?-10
Directly removes federal funding and tax benefits for gender-affirming healthcare.
Does this expand the rights of LGBTQ people?-9
Targeted removal of medical benefits and funding specifically for gender transition.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?-8
Eliminates critical Medicaid and CHIP funding, making these services unaffordable for many.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Medical exceptions for disorders of sex development: Individuals born with medically verifiable disorders of sex development or other physician-diagnosed disorders of sexual development can still receive services, as these are excluded from the definition of gender transition procedures (Section 2(a)(B)(i)(II)(aa)-(bb) and Section 3(b)(2)(A)-(B)).
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Emergency and life-saving care: The bill allows for procedures needed to treat physical disorders, injuries, or illnesses that would place a person in imminent danger of death or impairment of major bodily function (Section 2(a)(B)(i)(II)(dd) and Section 3(b)(2)(D)).
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Treatment of complications: Funding and tax deductions remain available for treating infections, injuries, diseases, or disorders caused or exacerbated by gender transition procedures (Section 2(a)(B)(i)(II)(cc) and Section 3(b)(2)(C)).
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Reconstructive services: People can still access procedures to restore or reconstruct the body to correspond to their biological sex after previous gender transition procedures (Section 2(a)(B)(i)(II)(ee) and Section 3(b)(2)(E)).
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Care for precocious puberty: Puberty-blocking drugs used to normalize puberty for minors experiencing precocious puberty are excluded from the restrictions (Section 2(a)(B)(i)(II)(ff) and Section 3(b)(2)(F)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Loss of tax benefits: Individuals can no longer claim tax deductions for expenses relating to gender transition procedures because they are no longer defined as "medical care" (Section 2(a)).
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Loss of Medicaid coverage: Federal Medicaid funding is prohibited for specified gender transition procedures and the administration of programs that provide them (Section 3).
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Loss of Medicare coverage: The bill prohibits federal Medicare funding for specified gender transition procedures (Section 5).
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Loss of CHIP funding for minors: Federal Children's Health Insurance Program funding cannot be used for specified gender transition procedures for minors or to buy health coverage that includes them (Section 4).
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Removal from essential health benefits: Gender transition procedures are excluded from the category of essential health benefits under the Affordable Care Act (Section 6).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For People With Disabilities+1Good For L G B T Q Community-10Good For Low Income Households-8Good For Children-7Good For Young Adults-6Good For Middle Class Households-5Good For Middle Aged-4Good For Retirees-4Good For Seniors-4Good For High Income Households-2
- Healthcare
- Improves Healthcare Access-7Improves Mental Health Access-5Increases Affordable Care Act Support-5Increases Medicaid Funding-2Increases Medicare Funding-2
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves L G B T Q Rights-9Improves Gender Equality-5Improves Poverty Reduction-3
- Economy And Finance
- Reduces Government Spending+3Improves Fiscal Responsibility+2Reduces National Debt+1
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+2
- 6/2/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/19/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/5/2025
- Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
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