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H.R. 4146: Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2021

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H.R. 4146: Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-06-24 · Commerce · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-06-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2021

Plain summary

Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 20 21 This bill prohibits commercial conversion therapy, which is a practice or treatment designed to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity or otherwise change behaviors, thoughts, or expressions related to gender or sexual attraction. This prohibition does not apply to treatment that assists an individual undergoing a gender transition or facilitates identity exploration and development.

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Official text

Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] · 197 cosponsors

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Peter Welch (D-VT), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Judy Chu (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Mark Takano (D-CA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Sean Casten (D-IL), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Al Green (D-TX), Darren Soto (D-FL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Sara Jacobs (D-CA) and 137 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] reported raising $2.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr4146 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117