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HR 6358 115th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional oversight Crime victims Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2018

Introduced: July 23, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 6, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jul 12, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 12, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2018

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.

What's happening now August 6, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 15
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 4, 2018
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Sep 4, 2018
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Sep 4, 2018
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 23, 2018
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Jul 23, 2018
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 23, 2018
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 23, 2018
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Jul 17, 2018
Esty, Elizabeth
· Jul 17, 2018
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jul 17, 2018
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 17, 2018
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jul 17, 2018
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 12, 2018
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 12, 2018
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 12, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 12, 2018
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 12, 2018
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jul 12, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6358: Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6358/
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"H.R. 6358: Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6358/.
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H.R. 6358, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6358/.
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