On Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee advanced a controversial bill from far-right Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene that could outlaw gender-affirming care for trans youth nationwide.
The “Protect Children’s Innocence Act,” also known as H.R. 3492, passed along party lines and now moves to the full House. If passed, the bill would criminalize puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgeries for transgender minors and punish those who provide or support such care, including doctors and parents, with prison time. It would also block federal programs from covering gender-affirming care and prevent medical schools from teaching about it.
Greene declared the committee vote a “HUGE WIN for kids in America!” (VIDEO)
But Greene’s vicious victory lap might be premature. The bill still needs to clear a full House vote, where Republicans hold only a slim majority, and it faces likely defeat in the Senate, where the filibuster still applies.
