Federal law lets kids and parents sue doctors for youth gender care.

What it does

The bill lets kids and parents sue doctors and clinics. They can sue if doctors gave puberty blockers, sex hormones, or gender surgeries to minors. Kids can file a lawsuit up to 25 years after turning 18. Doctors must prove in court that an exception applies. If the law is unclear, the court decides against the doctor.

Who it affects

Doctors and clinics that treat young people would face new legal risk. Doctors may stop offering certain treatments. Kids and parents seeking these treatments would see changes in what doctors will do.

One thing to notice

The law applies to treatments doctors gave before the law passed, even though those treatments were legal then. Doctors must prove they did nothing wrong instead of parents proving doctors made a mistake.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

89 cosponsors: 89 Republicans.

• Feb 23, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Feb 23, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
• Jul 15, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
• Jul 15, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 8”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

3 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 3 reports from Jun 2026 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $792,972 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 40 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 61% of bills with any report.

Robert Onder, who sponsored the bill, received $418,500 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc — $652,972 in 1 report
• Heritage Action for America — $140,000 in 1 report
• Family Research Council — $0 in 1 report

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• puberty blockers — Medicines that slow or pause body changes that happen during puberty.
• gender surgeries — Medical operations that change a person's body to match their gender.
• sex hormones — Medicines that cause or block the body's natural hormone changes.
• minors — People under 18 years old.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.