United States · Bill · S
S. 2008 (116th)
Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2019
Introduced
27 June 2019
Last action
27 June 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4631-4632)
Sponsors
Patty Murray, Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Tammy Baldwin, Richard Blumenthal, Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Maria Cantwell, Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Tammy Duckworth, Richard Durbin, Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Kirsten Gillibrand, Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Amy Klobuchar, Edward Markey, Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Jeff Merkley, Christopher Murphy, John Reed, Jacky Rosen, Bernie Sanders, Brian Schatz, Jeanne Shaheen, Kyrsten Sinema, Tina Smith, Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Chris Van Hollen, Elizabeth Warren, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden, Mark Warner, Maggie Hassan, Christopher Coons, Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Timothy Kaine, Charles Schumer, Catherine Cortez Masto, Angus King, Gary Peters, Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Michael Bennet, Martin Heinrich
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
6 December 2025
Summary
Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2019 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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Timeline
27 June 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4631-4632)
Source: IntroReferral
27 June 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 27 June 2019 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 June 2019
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 June 2019
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 27 June 2019
Sponsors
- Patty Murray · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Tammy Baldwin · D · Sponsor
- Richard Blumenthal · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Maria Cantwell · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Sponsor
- Tammy Duckworth · D · Sponsor
- Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Amy Klobuchar · D · Sponsor
- Edward Markey · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Jeff Merkley · D · Sponsor
- Christopher Murphy · D · Sponsor
- John Reed · D · Sponsor
- Jacky Rosen · D · Sponsor
- Bernie Sanders · I · Sponsor
- Brian Schatz · D · Sponsor
- Jeanne Shaheen · D · Sponsor
- Kyrsten Sinema · D · Sponsor
- Tina Smith · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- Chris Van Hollen · D · Sponsor
- Elizabeth Warren · D · Sponsor
- Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Sponsor
- Ron Wyden · D · Sponsor
- Mark Warner · D · Cosponsor
- Maggie Hassan · D · Cosponsor
- Christopher Coons · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
- Timothy Kaine · D · Cosponsor
- Charles Schumer · D · Cosponsor
- Catherine Cortez Masto · D · Cosponsor
- Angus King · I · Cosponsor
- Gary Peters · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- Michael Bennet · D · Cosponsor
- Martin Heinrich · D · Cosponsor
- · sscm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2019
- related to ← Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2017
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2008
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/2008
- us · 116-s-2008 · source updated 6 December 2025