HR 2172 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Detention of persons Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Sex offenses State and local government operations

Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of 2021

Introduced: March 23, 2021 See on congress.gov

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

Oct 19, 2021

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

Mar 23, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Mar 23, 2021

Introduced in House

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Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of 2021

This bill establishes a framework to prohibit law enforcement officers at the federal, state, and local levels from engaging in sexual acts with individuals who are in custody.

At the federal level, the bill makes it unlawful for a federal law enforcement officer who is acting under color of law to engage in a sexual act with an individual who is under arrest, in detention, or in custody. Consent is not a defense to prosecution for unlawful conduct. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 15 years, or both.

At the state and local level, the bill conditions eligibility for funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services program on the enactment of a similar law.

What's happening now October 19, 2021

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

Related & companion bills 3

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 21

Underwood, Lauren

Illinois · Dec 1, 2021

McCollum, Betty

Minnesota · Jul 22, 2021

Adams, Alma S.

North Carolina · Mar 23, 2021

Axne, Cynthia

· Mar 23, 2021

Casten, Sean

Illinois · Mar 23, 2021

Chu, Judy

California · Mar 23, 2021

Espaillat, Adriano

New York · Mar 23, 2021

García, Jesús G. "Chuy"

Illinois · Mar 23, 2021

Gonzalez, Anthony

· Mar 23, 2021

Hayes, Jahana

Connecticut · Mar 23, 2021

Houlahan, Chrissy

Pennsylvania · Mar 23, 2021

Massachusetts · Mar 23, 2021

Meeks, Gregory W.

New York · Mar 23, 2021

Moore, Gwen

Wisconsin · Mar 23, 2021

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Mar 23, 2021

Raskin, Jamie

Maryland · Mar 23, 2021

Scanlon, Mary Gay

Pennsylvania · Mar 23, 2021

Velázquez, Nydia M.

New York · Mar 23, 2021

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2172: Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2172/

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"H.R. 2172: Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2172/.

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