Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2019
United States116th CongressS-1721Senate
Updated: Jun 5, 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
HR-3133: Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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