Summary

Makes it illegal for anyone to provide, advertise, or profit from paid “conversion therapy” aimed at changing a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. The Federal Trade Commission gets authority to enforce the ban as an unfair or deceptive practice, can write regulations, and the Attorney General and state attorneys general can bring civil suits; the law also defines key terms and protects supportive counseling and gender‑affirming care from the ban.

Key Points

• Bans paid conversion therapy: providing, advertising, or assisting paid efforts to change sexual orientation or gender identity is unlawful.
• Applies only when the provider receives monetary compensation (directly or indirectly).
• Exempts gender‑affirming care, supportive counseling, and services that do not seek to change orientation or identity.
• Treats violations as unfair or deceptive acts under the FTC Act and gives the FTC rulemaking and enforcement authority.
• Allows the U.S. Attorney General and state attorneys general to bring civil suits; state actions have procedural notice and coordination rules with the FTC.
• Contains congressional findings on the harms and ineffectiveness of conversion therapy, used to justify the law.
• Does not create new agency funding or deadlines; enforcement uses existing FTC and DOJ/state resources.
• Includes a severability clause to keep the rest of the law operative if part is invalidated.

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