Bill

HRES 224

Expressing support for the recognition of "Detransition Awareness Day".

119th Congress Introduced by Brian Babin and 7 co-sponsors

Declares support for Detransition Awareness Day and urges policies to improve mental health care, informed consent, and ethical standards in sex trait modification interventions.

Submitted in House

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Bill Summary · HRES 224

Summary of HRES 224 — Expressing support for the recognition of "Detransition Awareness Day"

Overview

HRES 224 is a House of Representatives resolution (non-binding) introduced on March 14, 2025. It expresses support for recognizing Detransition Awareness Day to acknowledge the experiences of individuals who have detransitioned or are detransitioning, and to foster public and legislative understanding of their challenges. The measure also urges the development of policies and actions aimed at mental health care, informed consent, legal accountability, ethical medical standards, and state-level adoption of similar initiatives.

What the bill would do

Declares support for recognizing Detransition Awareness Day and aims to raise awareness of the experiences of detransitioned individuals.
Urges policies and actions to improve care and safety for individuals who experience discomfort with their sex, including:
- Ensuring access to comprehensive mental health services.
- Advocating for informed consent processes that fully disclose risks associated with sex trait modification interventions, including potential for regret and irreversibility.
Calls for legislative action to address medical malpractice or negligence related to sex trait modification interventions by:
- Extending the statute of limitations for such claims.
- Removing caps on damages to ensure adequate compensation for physical and psychological injuries.
Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to:
- Review current literature on care for individuals distressed by their sex.
- promulgate new guidelines, as needed, to promote ethical medical standards that do not involve physiologically invasive attempts to alter sex traits.
- Revise guidelines to better protect patient rights and health.
Commends detransitioned individuals for sharing their stories and advocating for better care.
Encourages states to adopt similar resolutions and ensure medical interventions are conducted under high ethical standards.

Key provisions (by section)

Recognition: Acknowledges Detransition Awareness Day and promotes understanding of detransition experiences.
Policy guidance: Encourages mental health services and informed consent processes with explicit risk disclosures about sex trait modification interventions.
Legal actions: Supports extending statutes of limitations and removing damages caps related to medical care surrounding sex trait modification interventions.
HHS role: Tasking HHS with literature review and the development or revision of guidelines to promote ethical, non-invasive care and protect patient rights.
Commendation: Recognizes and thanks individuals who have detransitioned and shared their experiences.
State action: Urges states to adopt similar resolutions and uphold ethical standards in medical interventions.

Who would be affected

Individuals who have detransitioned or are detransitioning, and those exploring or reconsidering sex-preserving or sex-modifying treatments.
Healthcare providers and mental health professionals involved in gender-related care.
Medical malpractice plaintiffs and potential plaintiffs seeking damages related to sex trait modification interventions.
The Department of Health and Human Services, for guideline development and literature review.
State governments, potentially influencing state-level resolutions and medical standards.

Procedural and timeline aspects

Introduced: March 14, 2025.
Status: Submitted in the House.
Referrals: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and, in addition, to the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of provisions within their jurisdictions.
Funding and enforcement: The resolution is non-binding and does not establish new law or funding; it expresses support and urges actions and policy considerations.
Sponsorship: Primary sponsor Mary E. Miller. Cosponsors include Keith Self, Doug LaMalfa, Andrew Ogles, Dan Crenshaw, Andy Harris, John W. Rose, and Brian Babin.