Overview
- The House voted 216–211 to pass Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s bill criminalizing gender-affirming care for minors with penalties of up to 10 years in prison.
- A separate 215–201 vote approved Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s measure to bar Medicaid coverage for such care, with Democrats Henry Cuellar, Vicente Gonzalez, Don Davis and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez voting yes.
- HHS and CMS unveiled proposed rules to cut off Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP funding to hospitals that treat minors with puberty blockers, hormones or surgeries, launching a 60-day comment period.
- The FDA issued warning letters to companies marketing breast binders to minors for gender dysphoria.
- Major medical groups denounced the moves, state attorneys general signaled lawsuits, Senate prospects are uncertain, and outreach by Rep. Sarah McBride helped four Republicans oppose the felony bill.