Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025
A bill to provide a health savings account contribution to certain enrollees, to reduce health care costs, and for other purposes.
119th Congress
TITLE III—PREVENTING WASTEFUL SPENDING SEC. 301. PROHIBITING COVERAGE OF GENDER TRANSI14 TION PROCEDURES AS AN ESSENTIAL HEALTH BENEFIT UNDER PLANS OFFERED BY EXCHANGES. [...] (C) GENDER TRANSITION PROCE22 DURES.—For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, the essential health benefits defined pursuant to paragraph (1) may not include items and services furnished for a gender transition procedure.’
The term ‘gender transition procedure’ means, with respect to an individual, any of the following when performed for the purpose of intentionally changing the body of such individual [...] (A) Performing any surgery [...] (B) Any placement of chest implants to create feminine breasts or any placement of erection or testicular prosthesis. [...] (D) Administering, prescribing, or dispensing to an individual medications, including— [...] testosterone, estrogen, or other androgens to an individual at doses that are supraphysiologic than would normally be produced endogenously in a healthy individual of the same age and sex.
302. PROHIBITING FEDERAL MEDICAID AND CHIP FUNDING FOR CERTAIN ITEMS AND SERVICES. [...] Inserting after paragraph (27) the following new paragraph: "(28) with respect to any amount expended for specified gender transition procedures (as defined in section 1905(ll)) furnished to an individual enrolled in a State plan (or waiver of such plan)."
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-11 | Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S8643) |
| 2025-12-11 | Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 48. Record Vote Number: 643. (CR S8654) |
| 2025-12-09 | Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S8567) |
| 2025-12-09 | Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S8567) |
| 2025-12-09 | Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. |
| 2025-12-08 | Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (Legislative Day December 4, 2025). |
| 2025-12-08 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 285. |