Transgender Health Care Access Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2487 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2487 To improve access to evidence-based, lifesaving health care for transgender people, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 31, 2025 Ms. Balint (for herself, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Landsman, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. McClellan, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Pocan, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Randall, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Velazquez, and Mrs. Watson Coleman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To improve access to evidence-based, lifesaving health care for transgender people, 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 referred to as the ``Transgender Health Care Access Act''. SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Sec. 3. Findings. Sec. 4. Definitions. Sec. 5. Improving medical education curricula for gender-affirming care. Sec. 6. Training demonstration program for gender-affirming care. Sec. 7. Expanding capacity for gender-affirming care at community health centers. Sec. 8. Training rural providers in gender-affirming care. Sec. 9. Report to Congress. SEC. 3. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Receiving gender-affirming care increases self-esteem and quality of life and decreases depression, self-harm, and s