Bill stops government money for research on gender treatments for minors.
S. 5202 — Protecting Our Kids from Harmful Research Act · Filed by Mike Lee (R-UT) · 6 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 30, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill bans government money for research about hormone or surgery treatments. It covers youth under 18. It also stops government money for studies that support a minor's gender identity. The bill defines sex only by body and genes at birth.
Who it affects
The bill affects researchers who study gender treatments in youth. It may affect young people and doctors who need facts to make care choices.
One thing to notice
The bill blocks government research money. It does not stop private groups, states, or other countries from funding research. Doctors can still give treatments, but facts about those treatments will shrink over time.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
6 cosponsors: 6 Republicans.
- Jul 30, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jul 30, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- government money — Cash from the U.S. government to pay for research or programs.
- gender identity — A person's inner sense of their own gender, which may differ from sex at birth.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (841 characters) on Aug 21, 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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