To prohibit gender transition procedures on minors, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to impose civil penalties on persons who perform gender transition procedures on minors, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8573 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8573 To prohibit gender transition procedures on minors, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to impose civil penalties on persons who perform gender transition procedures on minors, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 29, 2026 Mrs. Harshbarger (for herself, Mr. McDowell, Mr. Stutzman, and Mrs. Miller of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit gender transition procedures on minors, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to impose civil penalties on persons who perform gender transition procedures on minors, 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 ``Safeguarding The Overall Protection of Minors Act'' or the ``STOP Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Caretaker.--The term ``caretaker'' means an adult, who is not a parent of a child, with whom a child resides and who provides that child with the care, maintenance, and supervision consistent with the duties and responsibilities of a parent of the child. (2) Detransition treatment.--The term ``detransition treatment'' means any treatment, including mental health services, medical intervention, or surgery, that does any of the following: (A) Stops or reverses the effects of a gender transition procedure. (B) Helps an