Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
Introduced
Summary
Ban on paid conversion therapy. This bill would ban providing, advertising, or facilitating paid efforts to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity and sets a clear definition of conversion therapy while protecting supportive care and transition assistance.
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- Families and LGBTQ+ people: Would stop commercial attempts to change sexual orientation or gender identity and preserve access to acceptance, support, and transition-related help.
- Therapists and counselors: Would bar accepting money to offer or promote conversion therapy and would penalize knowingly assisting paid conversion efforts.
- Advertisers and product sellers: Would prohibit claims that conversion therapy can change identity or is harmless, except for products or services shielded by the First Amendment.
- Enforcement and states: Empowers the Federal Trade Commission to treat violations as unfair or deceptive acts and to write rules. The Attorney General and state attorneys general may bring civil suits, but states must notify the FTC and face limits when the FTC has a pending action.
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New enforcement powers for conversion therapy
This bill would let the Federal Trade Commission treat conversion therapy violations as unfair or deceptive and enforce them with its usual powers. It would allow the U.S. Attorney General to bring civil suits in federal court for violations. State attorneys general could sue on behalf of residents, usually after notifying the FTC, and the FTC could intervene in those cases. If the FTC sues a defendant, a State could not sue that same defendant for the same violation while the FTC's action is pending.
Ban on paid conversion therapy services
This bill would make it illegal for anyone to provide conversion therapy for pay. It would ban ads that claim such therapy can change sexual orientation or gender identity or is harmless. It would also ban knowingly helping provide paid conversion therapy when the helper is paid. Supportive counseling and help with gender transition would still be allowed.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/28/2026
Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]
SC • D
Sponsored 10/1/2026
Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8]
MI • D
Sponsored 10/1/2026
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
MA • D
Sponsored 10/9/2026
Rep. Menefee, Christian D. [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 10/9/2026
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
OH • D
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Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
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Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
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Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
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Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
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Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
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Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]
MA • D
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Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
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Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]
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Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]
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Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
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Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
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Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
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Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
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Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
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Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]
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Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
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Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
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Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
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Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
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Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
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Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
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CA • D
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CA • D
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AZ • D
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