Reject motion to recommit the Do No Harm in Medicaid Act
The Do No Harm in Medicaid Act would prohibit federal Medicaid payments for specified gender-transition procedures for people under 18, with stated exceptions for certain medically necessary circumstances. The House rejected a motion to recommit the bill, a step that would have sent it back to committee before a final passage vote. The motion’s defeat did not itself pass or reject the bill.
Context: The supplied background summarizes the bill as introduced on January 16, 2025; it does not describe the motion’s specific instructions or establish whether the bill text had changed.