HR 3133
116th 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 2019
Introduced: June 5, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 5, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 5, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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