{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-blackburn-introduce-bill-to-ban-gender-transition-surgeries-on-minors/", "Tuberville, Blackburn Introduce Bill to Ban Gender Transition Surgeries on Minors", "2025-10-27", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "AL", "Tommy Tuberville", "T000278", "www.tuberville.senate.gov", "tuberville", "https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) in co-sponsoring the Chloe Cole Act, which would ban the chemical and surgical mutilation of children and provide detransitioners whose healthy body parts have been damaged by these procedures with legal recourse. As the Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Education and the American Family, Sen. Tuberville is committed to combatting the woke ideology that has sadly infiltrated the minds of much of America\u2019s youth.\n\nThe legislation is named after Chloe Cole, who underwent a double mastectomy at 15 years old after being influenced by social media and leftist ideology. Chloe went on to detransition, and she has dedicated her life to protecting children from harmful sex-change procedures.\n\n\u201cThousands of America\u2019s children have fallen prey to the radical left\u2019s woke gender ideology. Allowing our young children whose brains aren\u2019t even fully developed to make life-altering decisions isn\u2019t only dangerous, but it\u2019s pure insanity,\u201d said Sen. Tuberville. \u201cAmerican families have been lied to for far too long\u2014these surgeries cause irreversible harm. This sick attack on our children ends now with President Trump and his team. I\u2019m proud to join Sen. Blackburn in cosponsoring this legislation to stop the abuse of America\u2019s children and enforce the President\u2019s pro-family agenda.\u201d\n\n\u201cNo child should be pushed into irreversible chemical and surgical mutilation under the guise of so-called \u2018gender-affirming care,\u2019\u201d said Sen. Blackburn. \u201cThe Chloe Cole Act would put a stop to this barbaric abuse of children and give those who have suffered the consequences of these harmful procedures the chance to fight back.\u201d\n\nSens. Tuberville and Blackburn were joined by Sens. Ted Budd (R-NC), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Ashley Moody (R-FL), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Tim Sheehy (R-MT), and Rick Scott (R-FL) in co-sponsoring the legislation. U.S. Congressman Bob Onder (R-MO-03) led the effort in the U.S. House of Representatives.\n\nThe U.S. Department of Justice transmitted this legislative proposal to Congress in September, and Attorney General Pam Bondi endorsed the legislation.\n\nAmerican Principles Project and Independent Women\u2019s Forum also endorsed the legislation.\n\nRead full text of the legislation here.\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nThe Chloe Cole Act would codify President Trump\u2019s executive order ending the United States\u2019 support of \u201ctransitioning\u201d children.\n\nFrom 2019-2023:\n\n5,747 children underwent surgical mutilation.\n\n13,994 minors underwent sex change treatments.\n\n8,579 children received hormones and puberty blockers.\n\n62,682 sex change prescriptions were written for children.\n\nSpecifically, the Chloe Cole Act would:\n\nProhibit physicians, clinics, and hospitals from participating in chemical or surgical mutilation of minors.\n\nDefine sex as biological fact, not a political label.\n\nProvide a private right of action for children and the parents of children whose healthy body parts have been damaged by medical professionals practicing chemical and surgical mutilation.\n\nInclude a lengthy statute of limitations for victims of chemical or surgical mutilation.\n\nMORE:\n\nTuberville, Risch Introduce Bill to Codify Trump EO on Defunding Radical Gender Ideology in Schools\n\nTuberville Fights for Parents\u2019 Religious Freedoms, Protecting Children from Woke Indoctrination in Schools\n\nTuberville: Allowing Child Mutilation is \u201cPure Insanity\u201d\n\nTuberville gets Gavel for HELP Subcommittee on Education and the American Family\n\nTuberville Exposes NIH Cover-Up of Dangers of Using Puberty Blockers on Children\n\nSenator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans\u2019 Affairs, HELP and Aging Committees.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-blackburn-introduce-bill-to-ban-gender-transition-surgeries-on-minors/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6744160782545805, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}