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Introduced
06/05/2019
06/05/2019
In Committee
06/28/2019
06/28/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit gay and trans panic defenses. 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.
AI Summary
This bill, the Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2019, aims to prohibit the use of "gay and trans panic" defenses in federal criminal cases. Specifically, it prohibits a defendant from asserting, as a defense, that a non-violent sexual advance or a perception of the victim's gender, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation excuses or justifies the defendant's conduct or mitigates the severity of the offense. However, the bill allows the court to admit evidence of the defendant's prior trauma for the purpose of excusing or justifying the defendant's conduct or mitigating the severity of the offense. The bill also requires the Attorney General to submit an annual report to Congress detailing prosecutions in federal court involving capital and non-capital crimes committed against LGBTQ individuals that were motivated by the victim's gender, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation.
Committee Categories
Justice, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (48)
Joseph Kennedy (D)*,
Karen Bass (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
Matt Cartwright (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Lou Correa (D),
TJ Cox (D),
Charlie Crist (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Michael Doyle (D),
Anna Eshoo (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Debra Haaland (D),
Brian Higgins (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Robin Kelly (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Derek Kilmer (D),
Ann Kuster (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Susie Lee (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Stephen Lynch (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Sean Maloney (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Frank Pallone (D),
Chris Pappas (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Ayanna Pressley (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Linda Sánchez (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Brad Schneider (D),
Donna Shalala (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Jackie Speier (D),
Norma Torres (D),
Lori Trahan (D),
David Trone (D),
Jeff Van Drew (R),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (on 06/28/2019)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3133/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3133/BILLS-116hr3133ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3133/BILLS-116hr3133ih.pdf.pdf |
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