Prohibition of Medicaid Funding for Conversion Therapy Act
Latest action · Jun 27, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 27, 2025
- 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 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 27, 2025 to Jul 16, 2026; 27 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-LA | Cleo Fields | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Jun 30, 2025 | |
| D-MO | Wesley Bell | Jun 30, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Jul 2, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Jul 2, 2025 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 2, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jul 14, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Apr 9, 2026 | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Apr 21, 2026 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Apr 28, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Apr 29, 2026 | |
| D-NY | George Latimer | Apr 29, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Jul 16, 2026 |
Withdrew 1 Craig A. Goldman R-TX Jul 21, 2025
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 27, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2025Introduced in House
- Jun 27, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 111, June 27, 2025, page H3034.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit payments under the Medicaid program for conversion therapy, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Prohibition of Medicaid Funding for Conversion Therapy Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2025Introduced in House
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