Bill stops U.S. money for research on gender transition treatments.
H.R. 10127 — TRANS Government Research Act · Filed by Nancy Mace (R-SC) · Introduced Aug 20, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill bans U.S. research money for studies on gender transition treatments. These treatments include operations, hormone therapy, and blockers that delay puberty. The ban covers research on how well these treatments work. It also covers research on side effects and health impacts.
Who it affects
People lose access to U.S.-funded research on these treatments. Doctors and patients have less proof to help make health choices. The National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control cannot pay for studies in this area.
One thing to notice
The bill bans all research on health results for these treatments. This includes research on side effects and long-term impacts.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Aug 20, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 20, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- gender transition treatments — Health care that helps a person's body match their gender identity, such as operations, hormone therapy, or blockers that delay puberty.
- hormone therapy — Treatment using hormones to change how a person's body grows.
- blockers that delay puberty — Drugs that slow down the start of puberty in young people.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,239 characters) on Aug 24, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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