# 119-hr-4244: Prohibition of Medicaid Funding for Conversion Therapy Act

119-hr-4244, Prohibition of Medicaid Funding for Conversion Therapy Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4244
- Congress: 119
- Title: Prohibition of Medicaid Funding for Conversion Therapy Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 42
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Ban on Medicaid payments for conversion therapy.** This bill would bar Medicaid from paying for any practice or treatment that seeks to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity and would add that prohibition and definitions into the Social Security Act. - Medicaid enrollees: People on Medicaid would not have conversion therapy covered by Medicaid, because the bill defines conversion therapy and forbids payments for it. - Providers: Any person or entity that receives money for trying to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity could not bill or be paid by Medicaid for those services. - State Medicaid programs: Federal Medicaid payments could not be used for expenses for conversion therapy after the law's effective date, because the bill adds a conforming rule to federal Medicaid funding rules.

## Cosponsors (42)

- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Craig A. [R-TX-12] (R-TX), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- No Medicaid payments for conversion therapy: cost, low. If enacted, Medicaid would not pay for conversion therapy, and states would not get federal matching for it. This would apply to State plans and waivers. The ban would start on the first day of the first quarter that begins on or after the date the bill is enacted. “Conversion therapy” would mean a…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-12: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2763: American Family Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4244 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4244)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-12: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-12)
- [119-hr-2763: American Family Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2763)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4244 (as of 2026-09-21).