Chair of the Subcommittee on Delivering On Government Efficiency (DOGE) U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., presides over a hearing of the House Oversight Subcommittee in the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 26, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The bill indicates that chemical castration refers to puberty blockers and supraphysiologic doses of testosterone and estrogen.
The "Protect Children's Innocence Act of 2025" would slap offenders with a fine, imprisonment of not over a decade, or both.
The proposal would allow exceptions in certain circumstances, one of which would be if necessary for the minor's health, though the measure stipulates that this "does not include a mental health disorder."
NEW HOUSE BILL WOULD MAKE TRUMP BAN ON TRANSGENDER TROOPS PERMANENT
Markup for the measure in the House Judiciary Committee is scheduled for Tuesday.
The proposal is supported by dozens of other House Republican cosponsors, Greene's press release indicates.
President Donald Trump issued an order earlier this year to help protect children from radical gender-ideology-related measures.
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The order declares that "it is the policy of the United States that it will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called ‘transition’ of a child from one sex to another, and it will rigorously enforce all laws that prohibit or limit these destructive and life-altering procedures."
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