POSITIVE LGBTQ+ Rights 118th Congress

H.R.4340 Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act

Bans the practice of conversion therapy, which attempts to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity (118th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

APA (2009), AMA, and SAMHSA find conversion therapy lacks evidence and causes documented psychological harm.

APA Task Force Report (2009): conversion therapy has no documented evidence of efficacy and causes psychological harm

AMA Policy H-160.991: condemns conversion therapy as harmful
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (2015): conversion therapy is not supported by evidence

Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act — bans conversion therapy in interstate commerce. Every major medical organization (AMA, APA, AAP) has condemned conversion therapy as harmful, with documented psychological damage.