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119th Congress Crime and Law Enforcement

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

Passed HouseDec 17, 2025

  1. Introduced (completed)May 19, 2025
  2. Passed House (completed)Dec 17, 2025, 216–211
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, May 19, 2025

This bill establishes federal criminal offenses for providing gender-affirming care to minors. The bill also changes the existing federal criminal offense that prohibits female genital mutilation (FGM) and related conduct.

Specifically, the bill makes it a federal crime to knowingly perform or attempt to perform procedures or provide medications (e.g., hormonal treatments) to a minor for the purpose of changing their body to correspond to a sex that differs from their biological sex. The bill provides exceptions for specified types of surgeries or procedures, including those for treating (1) individuals who have both ovarian and testicular tissue or abnormal sex chromosome structure or hormones, or (2) infections or other harms that result from a previous gender-transition procedure. A violation is punishable by a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both. The bill prohibits the arrest or prosecution of an individual who undergoes gender-affirming procedures or medications.

Additionally, the bill makes changes to the existing federal criminal prohibition on performing FGM on a minor and related conduct. Among the changes, the bill broadens the scope of prohibited conduct to include the facilitation or consent to FGM by any person (currently, prohibited facilitation or consent applies only to a parent, guardian, or caretaker of the minor). The bill also prohibits the arrest or prosecution of an individual who undergoes FGM. The bill does not change the applicable criminal penalty of a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Key votes

House final vote, Dec 17, 2025

On Passage

Passed 216–211

Yea 216majority 214Nay 211

  • Democrats3 yea, 207 nay
  • Republicans212 yea, 4 nay
  • Independents1 yea, 0 nay

Broke with their party: Michael Lawler (R-NY), Mike Kennedy (R-UT), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Gabe Evans (R-CO) voted Nay; Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Donald Davis (D-NC) and Henry Cuellar (D-TX) voted Yea

See how all 427 members voted

Showing 433 of 433 members

Yea 216

Republicans (212)

Democrats (3) broke with their party

Independents (1)

Nay 211

Republicans (4) broke with their party

Democrats (207)

Not voting 6

Republicans (3)

Democrats (3)

Senate

Not yet voted

Passed the House Dec 17, 2025. Awaiting Senate action.

Roll calls

2 votes on this bill

Showing 2 of 2 roll calls

  • Dec 17, 2025HouseOn PassageFinal passagePassed, yea-nay 216–211
    Roll call 351 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats320703
    Republicans212403
    Independents1000
    Total21621106

    House roll call 351: On Passage. Passed.

    7 crossed party lines: 3 Democrats, 4 Republicans

    How each member voted (433)
  • Dec 17, 2025HouseMotion to recommitFailed, yea-nay 210–218
    Roll call 350 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats210003
    Republicans021702
    Independents0100
    Total21021805

    House roll call 350: On Motion to Recommit. Failed.

    How each member voted (433)

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

44

Who scored on this bill

286 points earned
  1. 1Marjorie Greene R-GA SponsorReached a cosponsor milestone, introduced, marked up, reported, passed House5 events+68
  2. 2Henry Cuellar D-TX1 maverick vote1 event+6
  3. 2Donald Davis D-NC1 maverick vote1 event+6
  4. 2Gabe Evans R-CO1 maverick vote1 event+6
  5. 2Brian Fitzpatrick R-PA1 maverick vote1 event+6
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Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.

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History

  1. Dec 17, 2025Passed the House, 216–211.
  2. May 19, 2025Introduced in the House by Marjorie Greene.
Show the full action history (21 actions)
  1. Dec 18, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. Dec 17, 2025Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 953 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6703, H.R. 498 and H.R. 3492. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6703 and H.R. 498 under a closed rule and H.R. 3492 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
  3. Dec 17, 2025Rule H. Res. 953 passed House.
  4. Dec 17, 2025Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 953. (consideration: CR H5992-6000)
  5. Dec 17, 2025Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6703, H.R. 498 and H.R. 3492. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6703 and H.R. 498 under a closed rule and H.R. 3492 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
  6. Dec 17, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3492.
  7. Dec 17, 2025The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  8. Dec 17, 2025Ms. Balint moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H5999-6000)
  9. Dec 17, 2025The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  10. Dec 17, 2025POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 3492, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Balint demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  11. Dec 17, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6008-6009)
  12. Dec 17, 2025On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 218 (Roll no. 350).
  13. Dec 17, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 211 (Roll no. 351).
  14. Dec 17, 2025On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 211 (Roll no. 351). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5992-5993)
  15. Dec 17, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  16. Sep 26, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-311.
  17. Sep 26, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 265.
  18. Jun 10, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  19. Jun 10, 2025Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 10.
  20. May 19, 2025Introduced in House
  21. May 19, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.