Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
The Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2025 would ban commercial “conversion therapy” practices that seek to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity when provided for compensation. It defines conversion therapy, exempts supportive counseling and gender transition assistance, and treats violations as unfair or deceptive acts enforceable by the Federal Trade Commission, state attorneys general, or the U.S. Attorney General in civil actions.
Scope and legitimacy of federal enforcement via the FTC
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill clearly defines the problem and establishes a legally integrated prohibition enforced under the FTC Act with roles for federal and state enforcement.
The Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2025 would ban commercial “conversion therapy” practices that seek to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity when provided for compensation.
It defines conversion therapy, exempts supportive counseling and gender transition assistance, and treats violations as unfair or deceptive acts enforceable by the Federal Trade Commission, state attorneys general, or the U.S. Attorney General in civil actions.
The FTC may issue regulations and pursue civil remedies; states may sue with notice to the FTC and the FTC can preempt state suits while it litigates.
Targeted consumer-protection framing helps, but high controversy, constitutional risk, and litigation exposure lower enactment odds.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill clearly defines the problem and establishes a legally integrated prohibition enforced under the FTC Act with roles for federal and state enforcement. It supplies concrete prohibitions and uses existing enforcement infrastructure to implement the ban.
Scope and legitimacy of federal enforcement via the FTC
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Scope and legitimacy of federal enforcement via the FTC
Likely strongly supportive: the bill protects LGBTQ+ people from a widely discredited, harmful commercial practice and uses federal consumer-protection tools.
It codifies professional findings about harm and provides civil enforcement pathways to stop profiteering off conversion therapy.
Supportive but cautious: the bill advances consumer protection and public-health findings while raising predictable constitutional and implementation questions.
A centrist would weigh public-health benefits against potential legal challenges and administrative costs.
Likely opposed: views this as federal overreach into counseling, religious practice, and parental choice, with an administrative agency policing private and possibly faith-based speech.
Concerns focus on free-speech, religious-liberty, and states-rights implications.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Targeted consumer-protection framing helps, but high controversy, constitutional risk, and litigation exposure lower enactment odds.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Scope and legitimacy of federal enforcement via the FTC
Targeted consumer-protection framing helps, but high controversy, constitutional risk, and litigation exposure lower enactment odds.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill clearly defines the problem and establishes a legally integrated prohibition enforced under the FTC Act with roles for federal and state enforcement. It supplies conc…
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