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US HB7651

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/23/2026

Primary Sponsor

Robert Onder

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Creates a private right of action allowing individuals who received gender-related medical interventions as minors, or their parents, to sue health care professionals, hospitals, and clinics in federal court for damages

  • Covers interventions including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgical procedures intended to alter a minor's body to not correspond with their biological sex

  • Imposes strict liability on providers for interventions occurring after enactment, with a 25-year statute of limitations from the individual's 18th birthday or 4 years from detransition treatment costs, whichever is later

  • Excludes from liability treatments for disorders of sexual development, complications from prior interventions, and treatment of traumatic injuries or congenital anomalies

  • Allows compensatory damages for corrective treatments, non-economic damages for emotional distress, and punitive damages if the defendant acted maliciously, fraudulently, or recklessly

Legislative Description

Chloe Cole Act of 2026

Health

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2/23/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/23/2026

Full Bill Text

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