Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
This bill would prohibit federal funding and tax benefits for gender transition procedures across multiple federal healthcare programs and the tax code. Specifically, it would eliminate the medical expense tax deduction for these procedures, bar Medicaid from covering them, prevent the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) from paying for them on minors, exclude them from Medicare coverage, and remove them from the definition of essential health benefits under the Affordable Care Act. The bill includes limited exceptions for treating certain rare disorders of sex development, addressing complications from prior procedures, and handling life-threatening medical emergencies. The changes take effect immediately upon enactment for most provisions, with tax-related changes applying to taxable years after the bill becomes law. The legislation would affect transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals who rely on federal insurance programs or claim medical expense deductions for these treatments.
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