Bill > HR8189

This bill, known as the Consent is Key Act, aims to encourage states to pass laws that authorize civil damages and equitable relief for nonconsensual removal of sexual protection barriers, such as condoms, internal condoms, or dental dams. The bill proposes to increase the amount of federal funding provided to states under the Sexual Assault Services Program if the state has enacted such a law. The funding increase would be limited to a maximum of 20% of the state's average funding over the past three years and would last for a four-year period, with the Attorney General able to provide the increase up to four times. The bill also authorizes $5 million in appropriations for each fiscal year from 2025 to 2029 to carry out its provisions.