The Congressional Equality Caucus will continue to push federal legislation to address this harmful and fraudulent practice.
Mark Takano will continue pushing federal legislation to address conversion therapy.
Occurrences
Evidence
Takano said Pride Month is a protest and identified himself as lead sponsor of the Equality Act, saying the caucus is fighting attacks on LGBTQ rights.
The caucus denounced House passage of H.R. 2616, a federal Dont Say Trans and forced outing bill, with Takano calling it harmful and abusive federal legislation.
After Chiles v. Salazar, Takano said the Equality Caucus would continue to push federal legislation to address conversion therapy.
H.R.3243 was introduced on May 7, 2025 with Mark Takano listed among the original members introducing the bill. The bill states its purpose is to prohibit commercial sexual orientation conversion therapy and defines conversion therapy and unlawful conduct related to it.
Congress.gov lists Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA-39] as an original cosponsor of H.R.3243 on 05/07/2025.
Congress.gov identifies H.R.3243 as the Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2025, sponsored by Rep. Ted Lieu, referred to House Energy and Commerce on 05/07/2025, with status Introduced and 106 cosponsors.
The Congressional Equality Caucus said Takano, Ted Lieu, and Jeff Merkley filed an amicus brief supporting Colorado's conversion therapy ban, and that the Caucus endorsed H.R.3243, the Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2025.
After Chiles v. Salazar, Takano said the Congressional Equality Caucus would continue pushing federal legislation to address conversion therapy, which he described as harmful and fraudulent.
Within the lookback window, Takano criticized House Education and Workforce Committee action on H.R.5505 and an anti-trans amendment to H.R.2555, calling the measures discriminatory toward LGBTQI+ students.
Assessments
The promise was to continue pushing federal legislation on conversion therapy, not necessarily to enact a federal ban. In the same federal term, Takano was an original cosponsor of H.R.3243, the Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2025, which directly addresses conversion therapy, and the Equality Caucus also tied his advocacy to federal legislative efforts on the issue. Although the bill had not become law or advanced beyond referral, his concrete same-term legislative action fulfills the narrower promise to keep pushing federal legislation.
Takano gets partial credit because there is direct same-term evidence that he said the Equality Caucus would continue pushing federal legislation addressing conversion therapy, and subsequent 2026 caucus statements show he remained active in related federal LGBTQ legislative fights. But the record provided does not show a specific conversion-therapy bill that he introduced, advanced, or helped pass during this period, so the promise is better scored as continued effort rather than full delivery.