HR 4244 · in committee · significant
Prohibition of Medicaid Funding for Conversion Therapy Act
- healthcare
What this bill does
- This bill bans Medicaid from paying for conversion therapy, a practice aimed at changing sexual orientation or gender identity.
- The ban affects state Medicaid programs and providers who offer conversion therapy services.
- The prohibition applies immediately to all Medicaid-funded services covered under state programs.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would this ban affect mental health providers in states where conversion therapy is currently legal and covered by Medicaid?
- 02
What evidence exists that conversion therapy causes harm, and how did lawmakers weigh this against parental or patient autonomy concerns?
- 03
Which states would face the largest reduction in Medicaid-covered mental health services if this prohibition takes effect?
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Sponsor · D-MI-13
Shri Thanedar
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
39/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-06-27
Joining the bill

Pramila Jayapal
D-WA-7 · original

Maxwell Frost
D-FL-10 · original

Becca Balint
D-VT · original

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
D-GA-4 · original

Sean Casten
D-IL-6 · original

Julia Brownley
D-CA-26 · original

Christopher R. Deluzio
D-PA-17 · original

Suzan K. DelBene
D-WA-1 · original

Josh Gottheimer
D-NJ-5 · original

Sharice Davids
D-KS-3 · original

Cleo Fields
D-LA-6 · original

Raja Krishnamoorthi
D-IL-8 · original
+ 27 more
Legislative timeline
2025-06-27 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2025-06-27 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-06-27 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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