Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2021
Latest action · Jun 24, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedJun 24, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2021
This bill prohibits commercial conversion therapy, which is a practice or treatment designed to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity or otherwise change behaviors, thoughts, or expressions related to gender or sexual attraction. This prohibition does not apply to treatment that assists an individual undergoing a gender transition or facilitates identity exploration and development.
Cosponsors 42
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 24, 2021 to Sep 15, 2022; 33 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Feb 15, 2022 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| D-CO | John W. Hickenlooper | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Sep 15, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jun 24, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Jun 24, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2176 | Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2023 | Reintroduced Bill | Jun 22, 2023 |
| HR 4146 | Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2021 | Related bill | Jun 25, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to prohibit commercial sexual orientation conversion therapy, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2021Introduced in Senate
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