Prohibition of Medicaid Funding for Conversion Therapy Act
Latest action · Sep 2, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 1, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prohibition of Medicaid Funding for Conversion Therapy Act
This bill prohibits state Medicaid programs from covering conversion therapy. The bill defines conversion therapy as any practice or treatment that seeks to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity in exchange for monetary compensation.
Cosponsors 158
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 1, 2021 to Sep 28, 2022, with 85 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Original | Apr 1, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 2, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 1, 2021Introduced in House
- Apr 1, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 1, 2021Introduced in House
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