If the President is serious about stopping the “trans agenda” on minors, MTG says the House passed her bill — so why is the Senate still sitting?

WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Tuesday urged President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans to push ahead with legislation that would create new federal criminal penalties tied to gender-transition-related medical care for minors, arguing in a social media post that the bill has already cleared the House and is waiting for action in the Senate.

In the post on X, Greene said her “Protect Children’s Innocence Act” would make it a felony for medical providers to perform or facilitate certain procedures and drug treatments for patients under 18, and she framed the measure as a test of whether Republicans are “serious” about the issue.

The underlying legislative facts largely match Greene’s claim about where the bill sits in the process.

The House passed H.R. 3492, titled the Protect Children’s Innocence Act, on Dec. 17, 2025, by a vote of 216-211, according to the official roll call posted by the House clerk. The bill was then received in the Senate on Dec. 18 and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee, where it remains pending, according to legislative tracking information and the Senate-referred version posted on GovInfo.

What the bill would do is also described in government analyses. The Congressional Budget Office says the measure would create new criminal penalties for providing certain surgeries and drug treatments to minors “that assist with them in transitioning,” and it would affect federal spending mainly through potential law enforcement and prison costs. The House Rules Committee also published a summary and materials tied to House floor consideration, describing how amendments shaped the bill’s reach and when federal jurisdiction would apply.

Greene’s post comes as Republicans continue debating the timing and strategy for advancing culture-war legislation in the Senate, where most bills need 60 votes to overcome a filibuster unless they fit narrow procedural paths. Even measures that pass the House can stall for months in the Senate if leadership does not schedule action or if committees do not move them forward.

The issue has generated intense political and legal fights in states and in federal courts, with supporters of restrictions arguing the government should prevent irreversible medical interventions for minors and opponents arguing that bans interfere with medical decision-making and target a small, vulnerable group. Greene’s post used charged language that critics say oversimplifies the bill’s text and intent, while supporters say it reflects their view of what the legislation is designed to stop.

For now, the bill’s next steps are procedural: the Senate Judiciary Committee would need to take it up, or Senate leadership would need to move it another way. Without Senate action, the House-passed bill cannot become law.