Prohibiting Abortion & Transgender Procedures on the Exchanges Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3011 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3011 To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to exclude coverage of gender-transition procedures for minors and abortion under health plans offered through the American Health Benefits Exchanges, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 15, 2025 Mr. Hawley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to exclude coverage of gender-transition procedures for minors and abortion under health plans offered through the American Health Benefits Exchanges, and for other purposes. 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 ``Prohibiting Abortion & Transgender Procedures on the Exchanges Act''. SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF GENDER-TRANSITION PROCEDURES FOR MINORS AND ABORTION FROM COVERAGE UNDER HEALTH PLANS OFFERED THROUGH THE AMERICAN HEALTH BENEFITS EXCHANGES. (a) In General.--Section 1303 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18023) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) by striking paragraph (2); and (B) by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through ``A State'' in paragraph (1) and inserting the following: ``(a) State Opt-Out of Abortion Coverage.--A State''; (2) in subsection (b), by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through ``No qualified'' in paragraph (4) and inserting the following: ``(b) No Discrimination on Basis of Provision of Abortion.--No qualified''; (3) in subsection (c)-- (A) in pa