Protect Intersex Children Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10426 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10426 To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to prohibit genital surgery on foster children with variations in sex characteristics who are under six years of age as a condition of receiving grants under such part. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 16, 2024 Ms. Garcia of Texas (for herself, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Takano, Mr. Torres of New York, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Chu, Mr. Frost, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Lee Carter, Ms. McClellan, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Ramirez, and Ms. Tlaib) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to prohibit genital surgery on foster children with variations in sex characteristics who are under six years of age as a condition of receiving grants under such part. 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 ``Protect Intersex Children Act''. SEC. 2. PREAMBLE. (a) The Congress opposes all forms of prejudice, bias, and discrimination, and affirms its commitment to the dignity and autonomy of all people, including those born with variations in their physical sex characteristics. The Congress especially notes the importance of protecting children within the guardianship of the foster care system. (b) ``Variations in physical sex characteristics'' is an umbrella term used to describe a wide range of natural bodily variations in traits includin