119-hr2197

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2197 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2197

 To prevent 340B covered entities from using savings derived for sex 
 reassignment surgeries, hormonal therapies, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 18, 2025

Mr. Johnson of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, 
 Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Rulli, Mr. Ezell, Mrs. Bice, Mr. Moore of Alabama, 
and Mr. Rose) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce

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 A BILL

 To prevent 340B covered entities from using savings derived for sex 
 reassignment surgeries, hormonal therapies, and for other purposes.

 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 ``No 340B Savings for Transgender Care 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF 340B SAVINGS FOR SERVICES DESCRIBED FOR 
 TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) Prohibition on Use of 340B Savings for Services Described.--

Section 340B

    (a)

    (4) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
256b

    (a)

    (5) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``
        (E) Prohibition on use of 340b savings for 
 services described.--A covered entity participating in 
 the program under this section may not use any funds 
 derived from the difference between the 340B ceiling 
 price and the actual acquisition cost of covered 
 outpatient drugs to pay for services described.
 ``
            (i) === Definitions. ===
-For purposes of this 
 subsection--
 ``
            (I) Covered entity.--The term 
 `covered entities' has the meaning 
 given such term in 

section 340B

    (a)

    (4) .
 ``
            (II) Services described.--The 
 term `services described' means--
 ``

    (aa) sex reassignment 
 surgeries furnished for the 
 purpose of the gender 
 alteration of a transgender 
 individual; and
 ``

    (bb) hormone treatments 
 furnished for the purpose of 
 the gender alteration of a 
 transgender individual.''.
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