HOUSE 1981116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Prohibition of Medicaid Funding for Conversion Therapy Act
- Last Action
- 3/29/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-29Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-03-28Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2019-03-28Introduced in House
- 2019-03-28Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-28 (00)
Prohibition of Medicaid Funding for Conversion Therapy Act
This bill prohibits state Medicaid programs from covering conversion therapy. The bill defines conversion therapy as any practice or treatment that seeks to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity in exchange for monetary compensation.
Cosponsors (20)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
- Mark Takano (D-CA)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
- Charlie Crist (D-FL)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- MIKE DOYLE (D-PA)
- Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL)
- Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
- BETTY MCCOLLUM (D-MN)
- ADAM SMITH (D-WA)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
Subjects
- Health care costs and insurance
- Medicaid
- Mental health
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
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