In opening remarks before the House Rules Committee, Chair Virginia Foxx previewed three bills headed for floor consideration: H.R. 6703 to lower health care premiums, H.R. 498 to restrict Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors, and H.R. 3492 to criminalize certain forms of gender-affirming care.
Foxx framed H.R. 6703 as a Republican-led alternative to the Affordable Care Act, emphasizing transparency, expanded access, and cost-sharing reforms. On H.R. 498, she described the bill as a fiscal safeguard, prohibiting federal Medicaid dollars from covering gender transition procedures for minors while preserving coverage for medically necessary care.
H.R. 3492, the Protect Children’s Innocence Act, would impose felony penalties on providers of gender-affirming care to minors. Foxx characterized the bill as a moral and legal stand against what she called irreversible procedures. The hearing marked the Rules Committee’s procedural role in advancing all three measures to the House floor.
Readers can access the committee record through the citation below
Citation: House Rules Committee Press Release — Foxx Opening Remarks on H.R. 6703, H.R. 498, and H.R. 3492