Fed Employees File Complaint Against Trump Admin Ban On Gender-Related Care

Before Christmas, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would criminalize gender transition treatments for minors, such as surgery and hormone supply, and punish providers with up to ten years in federal prison.

On a vote of 216 to 211, the bill—which civil rights organizations claimed was among the most extreme anti-trans legislation ever considered by Congress—was approved nearly entirely along party lines.

It is unlikely to be taken up by the Senate, where it would require a bipartisan alliance to move forward.

However, the ultraconservative Republican majority and President Trump’s priorities were reflected in its discussion and passage in the House.