Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2019
United States116th CongressHR-3133House of Representatives
Updated: Jun 28, 2019
Summary
Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2019 This bill generally prohibits a federal criminal defendant from asserting, as a defense, that the nonviolent sexual advance of an individual or a perception or belief of the gender, gender identify or expression, or sexual orientation of an individual excuses or justifies conduct or mitigates the severity of an offense.
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Timeline
Latest companion bill action
S-1721: Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
House of Representatives
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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