119-hr1015

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1015 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1015

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for certain rules for 
 housing or transportation based on gender and to provide for a 
 limitation on gender-related medical treatment.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 5, 2025

 Ms. Mace (for herself, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Donalds, and Ms. Boebert) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for certain rules for 
 housing or transportation based on gender and to provide for a 
 limitation on gender-related medical treatment.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Prison Rape Prevention Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. RULES FOR HOUSING OR TRANSPORTATION BASED ON GENDER; LIMITATION 
 ON GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE.

 

Section 3621 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
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    (j) Rules for Housing or Transportation Based on Gender; 
Limitation on Gender-Affirming Care.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Bureau of Prisons--
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    (1) shall ensure that a prisoner is placed, during that 
 prisoner's term of imprisonment, only among prisoners of the 
 same biological sex as the prisoner;
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    (2) shall ensure that a prisoner, when transported in the 
 company of other prisoners, is only transported among prisoners 
 of the same biological sex as the prisoner; and
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    (3) may not furnish or pay for any gender-related medical 
 treatment.
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    (k) 

=== Definitions. ===
-For purposes of subsection

    (j) :
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    (1) Biological sex.--The term `biological sex' means the 
 biological determination as to whether an individual is male or 
 female.
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    (2) Female.--The term `female' means an individual who 
 naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a 
 developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident, the 
 reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, 
 and utilizes eggs for fertilization.
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    (3) Male.--The term `male' means an individual who 
 naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a 
 developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident, the 
 reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, 
 and utilizes sperm for fertilization.
 ``

    (4) Gender.--The term `gender'--
 ``
        (A) means--
 ``
            (i) males, females, or the natural 
 differences between males and females, unless 
 such term is otherwise specified or used alone 
 (rather than with or as an adjective modifying 
 other words); and
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            (ii) a synonym for sex; and
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        (B) does not mean a synonym for terms or ideas 
 such as gender identity, experienced gender, gender 
 expression, or gender roles
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    (5) Gender-related medical treatment.--The term `gender-
 related medical treatment'--
 ``
        (A) means--
 ``
            (i) with respect to a female individual, 
 medical treatments provided for purposes of 
 addressing the perception of such individual 
 that the gender or sex of such individual is 
 not female, including--
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            (I) surgical procedures, 
 including--
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    (aa) vaginectomy;
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    (bb) hysterectomy;
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            (cc) oophorectomy;
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            (dd) reconstruction of 
 the urethra;
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    (ee) metoidioplasty;
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    (ff) phalloplasty;
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    (gg) salpingo-
 oophorectomy;
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    (hh) scrotoplasty;
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            (ii) implantation of 
 erection or testicular 
 protheses;
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    (jj) subcutaneous 
 mastectomy;
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    (kk) vocal cord surgery;
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            (ll) pectoral implants; 
 and
 ``
            (mm) penile 
 transplantation;
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            (II) exogenous doses of 
 testosterone or other androgens;
 ``
            (III) puberty blockers, 
 including--
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    (aa) GnRH agonists; and
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    (bb) synthetic drugs that 
 suppress the production of 
 estrogen and progesterone or 
 delay or suppress pubertal 
 development in female 
 individuals; and
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            (IV) such other medical 
 treatment, identified by the Director 
 of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, that 
 may be provided for purposes of 
 addressing the perception of such 
 individual that the gender or sex of 
 such individual is not female; and
 ``
            (ii) with respect to a male individual, 
 medical treatments provided for purposes of 
 addressing the perception of such individual 
 that the gender or sex of such individual is 
 not male, including--
 ``
            (I) surgical procedures, 
 including--
 ``

    (aa) penectomy;
 ``

    (bb) orchiectomy;
 ``
            (cc) vaginoplasty;
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            (dd) clitoroplasty;
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    (ee) vulvoplasty;
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    (ff) augmentation 
 mammoplasty;
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    (gg) facial feminization 
 surgery;
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    (hh) vocal cord surgery;
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            (ii) chondrolaryngoplasty;
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    (jj) gluteal 
 augmentation; and
 ``

    (kk) uterine 
 transplantation;
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            (II) exogenous doses of estrogen;
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            (III) puberty blockers, 
 including--
 ``

    (aa) GnRH agonists; and
 ``

    (bb) synthetic drugs that 
 suppress the production of 
 testosterone or delay or 
 suppress pubertal development 
 in male individuals; and
 ``
            (IV) such other medical 
 treatment, identified by the Director 
 of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, that 
 may be provided for purposes of 
 addressing the perception of such 
 individual that the gender or sex of 
 such individual is not male; and
 ``
        (B) does not include any medical treament 
 performed on an individual for the purposes of 
 treating--
 ``
            (i) a disorder of sex development, 
 diagnosed by a physician after such physician 
 has determined through genetic or biochemical 
 testing that such individual does not have 
 normal sex chromosome structure, sex steroid 
 hormone production, or sex steroid hormone 
 action;
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            (ii) irresolvably ambiguous biological 
 sex characteristics of such individual, 
 including the presence of--
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            (I) 46 XX chromosomes with 
 virilization;
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            (II) 46 XY chromosomes with 
 undervirilization; or
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            (III) both ovarian and testicular 
 tissue; or
 ``
            (iii) an infection, injury, disease, or 
 disorder caused or exacerbated by gender-
 related medical treatment that was furnished to 
 an individual.''.
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