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HR 1981 116th Congress House

Prohibition of Medicaid Funding for Conversion Therapy Act

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit payments under the Medicaid program for conversion therapy, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 28, 2019 See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceMedicaidMental healthSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 29, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 28, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 28, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 29, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 85
All 85 Democratic 74
D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Jul 21, 2020
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 25, 2020
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Feb 21, 2020
Murphy, Stephanie
· Feb 21, 2020
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jan 13, 2020
COOPER, JAMES
· Nov 21, 2019
Deutch, Theodore
· Nov 19, 2019
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Nov 14, 2019
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Nov 8, 2019
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Nov 8, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Nov 8, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 8, 2019
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Oct 22, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Oct 21, 2019
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Oct 21, 2019
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Oct 21, 2019
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Oct 4, 2019
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Oct 4, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Oct 4, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Sep 25, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Aug 16, 2019
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Aug 13, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Aug 9, 2019
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Jul 17, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 17, 2019
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jul 12, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 25, 2019
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jun 19, 2019
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Jun 18, 2019
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jun 5, 2019
Yarmuth, John
· Jun 3, 2019
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · May 10, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · May 10, 2019
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 1, 2019
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · May 1, 2019
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Apr 30, 2019
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Apr 30, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Apr 30, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Apr 30, 2019
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Apr 30, 2019
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 30, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 8, 2019
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Mar 28, 2019
Crist, Charlie
· Mar 28, 2019
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 28, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1981: Prohibition of Medicaid Funding for Conversion Therapy Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1981/
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