Pass the STOP Act to ban gender transition procedures on minors, impose civil penalties for violations, create a private right of action, and establish a compensation fund for victims.

Diana Harshbarger · Tennessee · Republican

policy impact 0.82 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 93%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Evidence

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GovInfo lists H.R. 8573, the Safeguarding The Overall Protection of Minors Act, sponsored by Diana Harshbarger. The last action listed is April 29, 2026: introduced in the House and referred to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Judiciary. The title says the bill would prohibit gender transition procedures on minors and authorize HHS civil penalties.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Harshbarger introduced the STOP Act matching the promise, but the official record shows only introduction and committee referral, not passage or enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 8573 (IH) - Safeguarding The Overall Protection of Minors Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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Harshbarger said she would not rest until Congress passes her STOP Act. The same release says the April STOP Act would ban gender transition procedures on minors, impose civil penalties of at least $100,000, create a private right of action, and establish the Victims of Gender Transition Procedures Compensation Fund.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Recent official statement indicates the STOP Act still had not passed by mid-August 2026, while documenting continued advocacy and related administration action on Medicaid/CHIP funding that does not itself enact the STOP Act.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Harshbarger Applauds Recent HHS Crackdown on Sex-Rejecting Procedures for Children | Representative Diana Harshbarger
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

Harshbarger introduced H.R. 8573, the STOP Act, on April 29, 2026, and continued advocating for it. The evidence shows the bill matched the promised provisions but had only been introduced and referred to committees, and her August 14, 2026 statement said Congress still had not passed it. Because the relevant federal term was still ongoing as of August 21, 2026, this is not yet a final failure, but the promised outcome has not been delivered.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%