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H.R. 3492: Protect Children’s Innocence Act of 2025

This bill, known as the Protect Children’s Innocence Act of 2025, aims to amend existing laws regarding the mutilation and chemical castration of minors. Here are the primary components of the bill:

Definition of Offenses

The bill clearly defines two main offenses related to minors:

  • Genital or Bodily Mutilation: This includes any non-medical procedure that harms a minor's genitalia or body. Actions considered mutilation include, but are not limited to, female genital mutilation and various surgeries aimed at altering a child’s biological sex.
  • Chemical Castration: This refers to administering drugs that suppress puberty or alter sexual characteristics through hormonal manipulation.

Legal Penalties

The bill proposes penalties for any individual who knowingly performs or attempts to perform these actions on minors. The punishment can include:

  • Fines
  • Imprisonment for up to 10 years

Specific Provisions

There are several important clauses regarding the circumstances under which these offenses would incur penalties:

  • Travel across state lines or using federal facilities in relation to these actions increases liability.
  • Payments made using interstate commerce for these purposes also fall under this law.
  • Communications regarding these actions transmitted through interstate commerce are included in offenses.

Exemptions

The bill outlines certain exceptions where these actions might not be considered violations, primarily related to health:

  • Genital or bodily mutilation or chemical castration that is deemed necessary for the health of the minor, conducted by licensed medical practitioners, does not violate this law.
  • Female genital mutilation that occurs during childbirth for medical reasons is also exempt.
  • Certain specific conditions affecting minors, such as intersex conditions or prior gender transition complications, can exempt individuals from the bill's provisions under medical advice.

Defenses and Protections

Victims of these procedures are protected from being prosecuted under this law. Additionally, religious, traditional, or customary defenses cannot be used to justify carrying out these mutilations.

Definitions

Several terms are explicitly defined within the bill to clarify what constitutes mutilation and chemical castration:

  • Minor: Any individual under 18 years of age.
  • Genital or Bodily Mutilation: Includes female genital mutilation as well as surgeries intended to alter a child’s biological sex.
  • Chemical Castration: Involves the administration of puberty-blocking drugs and hormones.
  • Female Genital Mutilation: Defined as any harmful procedure to female genitalia performed for non-medical reasons.

Clerical Updates

The bill also proposes clerical changes to update sections of federal law that reference the related prohibitions.

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Actions

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Date Action
Dec. 18, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec. 17, 2025 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6008-6009)
Dec. 17, 2025 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 953. (consideration: CR H5992-6000)
Dec. 17, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3492.
Dec. 17, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec. 17, 2025 Ms. Balint moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H5999-6000)
Dec. 17, 2025 On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 218 (Roll no. 350).
Dec. 17, 2025 On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 211 (Roll no. 351). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5992-5993)
Dec. 17, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 211 (Roll no. 351).
Dec. 17, 2025 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 3492, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Balint demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Dec. 17, 2025 Rule H. Res. 953 passed House.
Dec. 17, 2025 Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6703, H.R. 498 and H.R. 3492. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6703 and H.R. 498 under a closed rule and H.R. 3492 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
Dec. 17, 2025 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 953 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6703, H.R. 498 and H.R. 3492. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6703 and H.R. 498 under a closed rule and H.R. 3492 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
Dec. 17, 2025 The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
Dec. 17, 2025 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Sep. 26, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 265.
Sep. 26, 2025 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-311.
Jun. 10, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jun. 10, 2025 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 10.
May. 19, 2025 Introduced in House
May. 19, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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