Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
Introduced
Summary
Bans paid conversion therapy as a deceptive and harmful practice. This bill would define conversion therapy and make it unlawful to provide, advertise, or facilitate compensated efforts to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, while carving out supportive and gender-affirming care.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Ban on paid conversion therapy and ads
This bill would ban paid conversion therapy. It would also ban ads that claim it can change orientation or gender identity, or that it is harmless. Paid help that assists others to provide it would also be illegal. The ban would apply when a provider is paid for the treatment, or for an integral product or service, unless that product is protected by the First Amendment. It would not cover support, acceptance, identity exploration, neutral safety counseling, or care that helps with a gender transition; effective upon enactment.
FTC and states would enforce ban
Violations would be treated as unfair or deceptive practices by the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC could make rules and bring cases, and the U.S. Attorney General could sue in federal court. State attorneys general (and other authorized state officers) could sue for their residents, usually after notifying the FTC. The FTC could join state cases, and an FTC case would pause new state cases against the same defendant for that violation. State investigatory powers and separate state‑law actions would still be allowed, and the rules would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Cosponsors
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
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Schakowsky
IL • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Neal
MA • D
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Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
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Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]
OH • D
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Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]
KY • D
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Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
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Scott, David
GA • D
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Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
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Peters
CA • D
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Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
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Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]
AZ • D
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Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
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Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
CA • D
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Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
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Bonamici
OR • D
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Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
WA • D
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Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
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Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
IL • D
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Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
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DelBene
WA • D
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Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
GA • D
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Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]
FL • D
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Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
KS • D
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Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
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Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
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Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
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Carson
IN • D
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Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
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Crockett
TX • D
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Casten
IL • D
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Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
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Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
TX • D
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Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]
NY • D
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Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
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Sherrill
NJ • D
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Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
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Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]
TX • D
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Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
RI • D
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Simon
CA • D
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Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
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Johnson (GA)
GA • D
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Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
CO • D
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Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
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Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
IL • D
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Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
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Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
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Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
MI • D
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Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
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Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
CA • D
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Ivey
MD • D
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Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
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Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
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Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
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Sewell
AL • D
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Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
VT • D
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Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
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Khanna
CA • D
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Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]
OH • D
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Costa
CA • D
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Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
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Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
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Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
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Mullin
CA • D
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Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
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Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
PA • D
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Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
OR • D
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Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
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Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
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Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1]
RI • D
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Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
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Mrvan
IN • D
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Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
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Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
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Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
CA • D
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Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
CA • D
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Mfume
MD • D
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Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
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Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
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Schrier
WA • D
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Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
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Connolly
VA • D
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Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
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Ocasio-Cortez
NY • D
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Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
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Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
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McClellan
VA • D
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Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
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Cisneros
CA • D
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Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
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Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]
NM • D
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Fletcher
TX • D
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Trahan
MA • D
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Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
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Swalwell
CA • D
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Levin
CA • D
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Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
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Norcross
NJ • D
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Craig
MN • D
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Himes
CT • D
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Thompson (CA)
CA • D
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Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
TX • D
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McBride
DE • D
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Elfreth
MD • D
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Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
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Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
IL • D
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Barragan
CA • D
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Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
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McCollum
MN • D
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Stansbury
NM • D
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Keating
MA • D
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Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
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Pingree
ME • D
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Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
NY • D
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Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
PA • D
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Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
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Wilson (FL)
FL • D
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Grijalva
AZ • D
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Budzinski
IL • D
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Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
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Davis (IL)
IL • D
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