,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bdej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ai1 #bjae ,mr4  
,t$ ,lieu ( ,cali=nia 7= himself1 ,ms4  
,pelosi1 ,mrs4 ,davis ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 
,engel1 ,mr4 ,f>r1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,ms4    
,hahn1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4     
,mc,dermott1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,mr4       
,meeks1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4   
,wel*1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4   
,lee1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mrs4
 ,beatty1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 
,mr4 ,gutirrez1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,ms4      
,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4 ,lewis1  
,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4   
,higg9s1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney ( 
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1  
,ms4 ,cl>k ( ,massa*usetts1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 
,ms4 ,spei]1 & ,mr4 ,honda7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to prohibit1 z an unfair &     
deceptive act or practice1 comm]cial    
sexual ori5tation conv]sion !rapy1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act

 may be cit$ z ! ,!rapeutic ,fraud      
,prev5tion ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress  
f9ds t--  7#a7 be+ lesbian1 gay1        
bisexual1 transg5d]1 or g5d] noncon=m+  
is n a disord]1 disease1 illness1       
defici5cy1 or %ortcom+2  7#b7 ! national
 community ( pr(essionals 9 education1  
social "w1 heal?1 m5tal heal?1 & c\nsel+
 has det]m9$ t !re is no sci5tifically  
valid evid5ce = attempt+ to prev5t a    
p]son f be+ lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1     
transg5d]1 or g5d] noncon=m+2  7#c7 su* 
pr(essionals h det]m9$ t !re is no      
evid5ce t conv]sion !rapy is effective  
or t an individual's sexual ori5tation  
or g5d] id5tity c be *ang$ by conv]sion 
!rapy2  7#d7 su* pr(essionals h also    
det]m9$ t ! pot5tial risks ( conv]sion  
!rapy are n only t x is ineffective1 b  
also sub/antially dang]\s to an         
individuals's m5tal & physical heal?1 & 
has be5 %[n to contribute to depression1
 self-h>m1 l[ self-e/eem1 family        
rejection1 & suicide2 &  7#e7 x is 9 !  
int]e/ ( ! ,nation to make sure t       

lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 & transg5d] p & 
_! families are n defraud$ by p]sons    
seek+ to pr(it by (f]+ ?is h>mful &     
:olly ineffective !rapy4  #c4 ,unfair or
 deceptive acts & practices relat$ to   
conv]sion !rapy  7a7 ,unlawful conduct  
,x %all be unlawful = any p]son to--    
7#a7 provide conv]sion !rapy to any     
individual if su* p]son receives monet>y
 comp5sation 9 ex*ange = su* s]vices2 or
  7#b7 adv]tise = ! provision (         
conv]sion !rapy :]e su* adv]tis+        
claims-- 7,a7 to *ange ano!r            
individual's sexual ori5tation or g5d]  
id5tity2  7,b7 to elim9ate or r$uce     
sexual or romantic attractions or feel+s
 t[>d individuals ( ! same g5d]2 or     
7,c7 t su* ef=ts are h>mless or )\t risk
 to individuals receiv+ su* !rapy4  7b7 
,violation ( rule ,a violation (        
subsection 7a7 %all be treat$ z a       
violation ( a rule def9+ an unfair or   
deceptive act or practice prescrib$ "u  
section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,f$]al     
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  

#eg;a7a77#a77;,b774  7c7 ,p[]s (        
,commission ,! ,commission %all en=ce   
?is section 9 ! same mann]1 by ! same   
means1 & ) ! same jurisdiction1 p[]s1 & 
duties z ?\gh all applicable t]ms &     
provisions ( ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission
 ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et seq47 7     
incorporat$ into & made a "p ( ?is ,act4
 ,any p]son :o violates subsection 7a7  
%all be subject to ! p5alties & entitl$ 
to ! privileges & immunities provid$ 9 !
 ,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act4  #d4   
,conv]sion !rapy def9$ ,! t]m conv]sion 
!rapy-- 7#a7 means any practices or     
treatm5ts by any p]son t seek to *ange  
ano!r individual's sexual ori5tation or 
g5d] id5tity1 includ+ ef=ts to *ange    
behaviors or g5d] expressions1 or to    
elim9ate or r$uce sexual or romantic    
attractions or feel+s t[>d individuals (
 ! same g5d] if su* p]son receives      
monet>y comp5sation 9 ex*ange = su*     
s]vices2 &  7#b7 does n include         
practices t-- 7,a7 provide assi/ance to 
an individual und]go+ a g5d] transition1

 or  7,b7 provide acceptance1 support1 &
 und]/&+ ( cli5ts or facilitation (     
cli5ts' cop+1 social support1 & id5tity 
exploration & developm5t1 includ+ sexual
 ori5tation-neutral int]v5tions to      
prev5t or address unlawful conduct or   
unsafe sexual practices1  s long z su*  
ef=ts d n seek to *ange sexual          
ori5tation or g5d] id5tity4  #e4        
,sev]ability ,if any provision ( ?is    
,act1 or ! application ( su* provision  
to any p]son or circum/ance1 is held to 
be uncon/itutional1 ! rema9d] ( ?is     
,act1 & its application to any p]son or 
circum/ance %all n be affect$ !reby4