[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6876 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6876
To require the imposition of visa sanctions with respect to each
foreign person the President determines has performed or otherwise
facilitated chemical or surgical mutilations of United States minors,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 18, 2025
Mr. McDowell (for himself, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr.
Stutzman, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Moore of North Carolina, and Mr. Hamadeh of
Arizona) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To require the imposition of visa sanctions with respect to each
foreign person the President determines has performed or otherwise
facilitated chemical or surgical mutilations of United States minors,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Children from Foreign
Mutilation Act''.
SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.
(a) In General.--The President shall impose the sanction described
in subsection (b) with respect to each person the President determines,
including through information submitted in accordance with subsection
(d), is a foreign person who--
(1) is a member of the World Professional Association for
Transgender Health;
(2) has, in the capacity of such individual as a duly
licensed physician, in any way performed, prescribed, or
otherwise facilitated chemical or surgical mutilations of
United States persons; or
(3) owns or operates a clinic, hospital, pharmacy, or other
medical institution that performs, prescribes, or otherwise
facilitates chemical or surgical mutilations of United States
persons.
(b) Visa Sanctions.--The sanction described in this subsection is
the following:
(1) Visas, admission, or parole.--A foreign person
described in subsection (a) is--
(A) inadmissible to the United States;
(B) ineligible to receive a visa or other
documentation to enter the United States; and
(C) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled
into the United States or to receive any other benefit
under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101 et seq.).
(2) Current visas revoked.--
(A) In general.--A foreign person described in
subsection (a) shall be subject to revocation of any
visa or other entry documentation regardless of when
the visa or other entry documentation is or was issued.
(B) Immediate effect.--A revocation under
subparagraph (A) shall take effect immediately and
automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry
documentation that is in the alien's possession.
(c) Information Submitted to Secretary of State.--The Secretary of
State shall establish procedures to enable individuals to submit to the
Secretary information relating to foreign persons that may qualify for
the imposition of sanctions under this Act.
(d) Exception; Waiver.--
(1) Exception to comply with international obligations.--
Sanctions under this section shall not apply with respect to
the admission of an alien if admitting or paroling the alien
into the United States is necessary to permit the United States
to comply with--
(A) the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the
United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947,
and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the
United Nations and the United States; or
(B) other applicable international obligations.
(2) Exception with respect to whistleblowers.--Sanctions
under this section shall not be imposed with respect to a
foreign person described in subsection (a)(2) if the Secretary
of State determines that such foreign person--
(A) no longer works for an entity performing any of
the acts described in subsection (c); and
(B)(i) has provided information to the Secretary of
State sufficient to identify at least one other foreign
person meeting the criteria for the imposition of
sanctions under this section; or
(ii) has provided information to any other Federal
official relating to a violation of law or regulation
in the practices of the entity described in
subparagraph (A).
(3) Waiver.--The President may waive the application of
sanctions under this section with respect to a foreign person
if the President determines that such a waiver is in the
national security interests of the United States.
(e) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress
a report that includes--
(1) a description of the actions taken to carry out this
Act;
(2) the number of people who have been sanctioned pursuant
to the authorities provided by this Act; and
(3) any additional measures the Secretary would recommend
to be taken to discourage foreign persons from providing gender
transitions to United States persons.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Admission; admitted; alien.--The terms ``admission'',
``admitted'', and ``alien'' have the meanings given such terms
in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101).
(2) Chemical or surgical mutilation.--
(A) In general.--The term ``chemical or surgical
mutilation'' means engaging in any one or more of the
following for the purpose of intentionally halting the
natural development of the individual's body so that it
no longer corresponds to the individual's sex or
intentionally changing the individual's body, including
the individual's external appearance or biological
functions, to no longer correspond to the individual's
sex:
(i) The use of puberty blockers, including
gonadotropin releasing hormone agonists and
other interventions, to delay the onset or
progression of normally timed puberty in an
individual.
(ii) The use of sex hormones, such as
androgen blockers, estrogen, progesterone, or
testosterone.
(iii) Surgical procedures that attempt to
transform an individual's physical appearance
or that attempt to alter or remove an
individual's sexual organs.
(B) Exclusions.--Such term does not include any of
the following:
(i) Appropriate and medically necessary
procedures to treat a verifiable disorder of
sexual development, including an individual
born with 46 XX chromosomes with virilization,
with 46 XY chromosomes with undervirilization,
or having both ovarian and testicular tissue.
(ii) The treatment of any infection,
injury, disease, or disorder that has been
caused or exacerbated by the performance of an
intervention described in subparagraph (A)
without regard to whether the intervention was
performed in accordance with State or Federal
law or whether the intervention is covered by
the private right of action under section 4.
(iii) Any intervention undertaken because
the individual suffers from any diagnosed and
verifiable condition of the body's organ
systems, including the following:
(I) Traumatic bodily injuries (such
as fractures, organ rupture, or
penetrating trauma).
(II) Congenital structural
anomalies of major organs or systems,
including the cardiovascular,
respiratory, renal, hepatic,
neurological, or musculoskeletal
systems.
(III) Acute illnesses with a high
probability of rapid mortality.
(iv) Detransition treatment.
(3) Detransition treatment.--The term ``detransition
treatment'' means any treatment, including a mental health
treatment, medical intervention, or surgery, that does either
or both of the following:
(A) Stops or reverses the effects of a prior
chemical or surgical mutilation.
(B) Helps an individual cope with the effects of a
prior chemical or surgical mutilation.
(4) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means an
individual who is not a citizen or national of the United
States.
(5) Sex.--The term ``sex'' means a person's immutable
biological classification, determined at the moment of
conception, as either male or female.
(6) United states person.--The term ``United States
person'' means an individual who--
(A) is a United States citizen or national, or an
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the
United States; and
(B) has not attained the age of 18 years.
SEC. 3. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Act or the application of such provision
to any person, entity, government, or circumstance, is held to be
unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act, or the application of such
provision to all other persons, entities, governments, or
circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.
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