A Democratic bill with 40 Democratic cosponsors · See all 42 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
S. 1663, titled the Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2025, makes it illegal to provide commercial sexual orientation conversion therapy. The bill defines conversion therapy as any practice or treatment that seeks to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity in exchange for monetary compensation. It also prohibits advertising conversion therapy or knowingly assisting in its provision for compensation. The Federal Trade Commission, the Attorney General, and state attorneys general are given the power to enforce these prohibitions. Additionally, the legislation explicitly protects practices that assist with gender transitions or provide support, acceptance, and identity exploration.
Yes· 3 of 11
- Scored +10
Would LGBTQ people be better off under this?
Directly bans harmful commercial practices targeting sexual orientation and gender identity.
- Scored +9
Does this expand the rights of LGBTQ people?
Prohibits the practice of conversion therapy which targets LGBTQ individuals.
- Scored +7
Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?
Prevents consumers from being defrauded by paid, ineffective conversion therapy services.
The opposite
- Scored -5
Would business owners be better off under this?
Creates legal liabilities and penalties for those providing commercial conversion therapy.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Protection from Harmful Practices: Section 4(a)(1) makes it unlawful to provide conversion therapy to any individual. This protects people from a practice that Congress found to be dangerous to mental and physical health and contributes to depression, self-harm, and suicide.
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Defense Against Deceptive Advertising: Section 4(a)(2) prohibits advertising conversion therapy and falsely claiming that it can change sexual orientation or gender identity, or that the efforts are harmless. This protects individuals and families from being defrauded by persons seeking to profit from ineffective therapies.
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Ensuring Access to Supportive Care: Section 3(1)(B) clarifies that the definition of conversion therapy does not include practices that provide assistance to an individual undergoing a gender transition, or that provide acceptance, support, understanding, and identity exploration. This ensures individuals can still access safe, supportive mental health resources.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Burdens on Commercial Providers: Section 4(a)(1), Section 4(a)(2), and Section 4(a)(3) place strict prohibitions and potential civil penalties on any person who provides, advertises, or knowingly assists in the provision of conversion therapy for compensation. For individuals or entities that offer these services for a profit, these provisions restrict their commercial activities and subject them to enforcement actions by the Federal Trade Commission, the Attorney General, or state officials under Section 4(b), Section 4(c), and Section 4(d).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would LGBTQ people be better off under this? — Directly bans harmful commercial practices targeting sexual orientation and gender identity. Would children be better off under this? — Protects children from potentially harmful conversion therapy practices. Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this? — Protects young adults from fraudulent and dangerous therapy practices. Would people in middle age be better off under this? — Provides protection against commercial fraud for adults. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — Protects vulnerable families from spending limited resources on fraudulent health services. Would middle-income households be better off under this? — Prevents fraud and financial exploitation via ineffective medical claims. Would business owners be better off under this? — Creates legal liabilities and penalties for those providing commercial conversion therapy.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this expand the rights of LGBTQ people? — Prohibits the practice of conversion therapy which targets LGBTQ individuals. Does this narrow the gap between how men and women are treated? — Protects gender identity by prohibiting attempts to forcibly change it through commercial therapy.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices? — Prevents consumers from being defrauded by paid, ineffective conversion therapy services.
- Healthcare
- Does this make mental health care easier to get? — Protects individuals from dangerous mental health practices while maintaining support for gender transition.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — Grants federal enforcement power via the FTC and Attorney General to prohibit specific commercial practices.
- 9/22/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/14/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 8/6/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/30/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/12/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/7/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 37 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Angela AlsobrooksDemocrat · Maryland
Tammy BaldwinDemocrat · Wisconsin
Michael BennetDemocrat · Colorado
Richard BlumenthalDemocrat · Connecticut
Cory BookerDemocrat · New Jersey
Lisa Blunt RochesterDemocrat · Delaware
Maria CantwellDemocrat · Washington
Christopher CoonsDemocrat · Delaware
Catherine Cortez MastoDemocrat · Nevada
Richard DurbinDemocrat · Illinois
Tammy DuckworthDemocrat · Illinois
John FettermanDemocrat · Pennsylvania
Kirsten GillibrandDemocrat · New York
Ruben GallegoDemocrat · Arizona
John HickenlooperDemocrat · Colorado
Mazie HironoDemocrat · Hawaii
Martin HeinrichDemocrat · New Mexico
Maggie HassanDemocrat · New Hampshire
Amy KlobucharDemocrat · Minnesota
Mark KellyDemocrat · Arizona
Angus KingIndependent · Maine
Timothy KaineDemocrat · Virginia
Andy KimDemocrat · New Jersey
Ben LujánDemocrat · New Mexico
Edward MarkeyDemocrat · Massachusetts
Christopher MurphyDemocrat · Connecticut
Jeff MerkleyDemocrat · Oregon
Alex PadillaDemocrat · California
Gary PetersDemocrat · Michigan
John ReedDemocrat · Rhode Island
Jacky RosenDemocrat · Nevada
Bernie SandersIndependent · Vermont
Adam SchiffDemocrat · California
Jeanne ShaheenDemocrat · New Hampshire
Brian SchatzDemocrat · Hawaii
Tina SmithDemocrat · Minnesota
Elissa SlotkinDemocrat · Michigan
Chris Van HollenDemocrat · Maryland
Ron WydenDemocrat · Oregon
Peter WelchDemocrat · Vermont
Sheldon WhitehouseDemocrat · Rhode Island
Elizabeth WarrenDemocrat · Massachusetts