House passes the Protect Children’s Innocence Act
On Passage
DEC 17, 2025 · 6:40 PM ET
Party-line vote, except 3 Democrats and 4 Republicans who crossed. 2 votes to spare over the 214 needed.
What the House was voting on
The House voted on whether to pass H.R. 3492, the Protect Children’s Innocence Act. The bill would establish federal criminal offenses for providing specified gender-affirming care to minors and change the federal prohibition on female genital mutilation. It passed by 2 votes, with 214 needed.
Pass H.R. 3492 in the House and send it to the Senate.
Reject H.R. 3492 in the House.
Creates federal crimes for specified procedures and medications provided to minors and broadens offenses related to female genital mutilation.
Passed the House 216–211 on Dec. 17, 2025. Now waiting in the Senate, 512 days after it was introduced.
- TIES
- A tie fails in the House: a majority means more yeas than nays.
214 is a majority of the 427 members voting yes or no. Members voting “present” or absent don’t count.
- TIES
- A tie fails in the House: a majority means more yeas than nays.
Party line, with 3 Democrats and 4 Republicans crossing3 Democrats and 4 Republicans crossed. It passed.
Every vote on H.R. 3492, in both chambersEvery vote on H.R. 3492
- SEP 26Reported by JudiciaryREPORTED17–10
- DEC 17#343Previous question on the rule (H.Res. 953)AGREED TO204–203
- DEC 17#344On the rule (H.Res. 953)AGREED TO213–209
- DEC 17#350Motion to recommitFAILED210–218
- DEC 17#351THIS VOTEOn passagePASSED216–2112 votes to spare over the 214 needed.
Coverage of this vote and its bill21 stories from 16 outlets
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- The HillCENTERChip Roy rips Greene's deal with House GOP leadership for vote on anti-trans bill
- nysun.comCENTERMarjorie Taylor Greene, on Her Way Out of the Door, Twists Arms and Makes Demands of Leadership
- Boulder Daily CameraLEFTHow They Voted: Colorado congressional votes for Dec. 12-18, 2025
- Raw StoryLEFT'He's promised': GOP hardliners threaten to ruin Mike Johnson if he goes back on his word
- The Daily SignalRIGHTHouse Agrees to Over $900 Billion in Pentagon Spending
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Lean describes the outlets, not the vote.
