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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 10172 

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit payments under 

the Medicaid program for conversion therapy, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 19, 2024 

Mr. THANEDAR (for himself, Mr. BERA, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. CHU, Mr. CORREA, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. 

DELUZIO, Mr. EVANS, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. FROST, Mr. 

GRIJALVA, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. 

KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, Mr. LIEU, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. 

MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. MOSKOWITZ, Mr. MOULTON, 

Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. NORTON, Ms. OMAR, Mr. PETERS, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. 

SCANLON, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SOTO, Mr. STANTON, Mr. TAKANO, 

Ms. TLAIB, Mr. TONKO, Mr. TORRES of New York, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. 

VELA ́ZQUEZ, and Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit 

payments under the Medicaid program for conversion 

therapy, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Prohibition of Med5 icaid Funding for Conversion Therapy Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON MEDICAID PAYMENTS FOR CON2 VERSION THERAPY. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1902 of the Social Secu4 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a)— 

6 (A) in paragraph (86), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

7 at the end; 

8 (B) in paragraph (87), by striking the pe9 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

10 (C) by inserting after paragraph (87) the 

11 following new paragraph: 

12 ‘‘(88) provide that, beginning with the first day 

13 of the first quarter that begins on or after the date 

14 of enactment of this paragraph, no payment may be 

15 made under the plan with respect to conversion ther16 apy (as defined in subsection (uu)) furnished to an 

17 individual enrolled under the plan (or a waiver of 

18 such plan).’’; and 

19 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub20 section: 

21 ‘‘(uu) CONVERSION THERAPY; GENDER IDENTITY; 

22 PERSON; SEXUAL ORIENTATION.—For purposes of sub23 section (a)(88) and this subsection: 

24 ‘‘(1) CONVERSION THERAPY.—The term ‘con25 version therapy’— 


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1 ‘‘(A) means any practice or treatment by 

2 any person that seeks to change another indi3 vidual’s sexual orientation or gender identity, 

4 including efforts to change behaviors or gender 

5 expressions, or to eliminate or reduce sexual or 

6 romantic attractions or feelings toward individ7 uals of the same gender, if such person receives 

8 monetary compensation in exchange for any 

9 such practice or treatment; and 

10 ‘‘(B) does not include any practice or 

11 treatment, which does not seek to change sexual 

12 orientation or gender identity, that— 

13 ‘‘(i) provides assistance to an indi14 vidual undergoing a gender transition; or 

15 ‘‘(ii) provides acceptance, support, 

16 and understanding of a client or facilita17 tion of a client’s coping, social support, 

18 and identity exploration and development, 

19 including sexual orientation-neutral inter20 ventions to prevent or address unlawful 

21 conduct or unsafe sexual practices. 

22 ‘‘(2) GENDER IDENTITY.—The term ‘gender 

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1 istics of an individual, regardless of the individual’s 

2 designated sex at birth. 

3 ‘‘(3) PERSON.—The term ‘person’ means any 

4 individual, partnership, corporation, cooperative, as5 sociation, or any other entity. 

6 ‘‘(4) SEXUAL ORIENTATION.—The term ‘sexual 

7 orientation’ means homosexuality, heterosexuality, or 

8 bisexuality.’’. 

9 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1903(i) of 

10 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(i)) is amend11 ed— 

12 (1) in paragraph (26), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 

13 end; 

14 (2) in paragraph (27), by striking the period at 

15 the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

16 (3) by inserting after paragraph (27) the fol17 lowing new paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(28) with respect to any amount expended for 

19 conversion therapy (as defined in section 1902(uu)) 

20 on or after the date described in section 

21 1902(a)(88).’’. 

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