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HR 7928 117th Congress House Law

Consent is Key Act

Introduced: May 31, 2022 Introduced by: Torres, Norma J. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
May 31, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 31, 2022
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Consent is Key Act

This bill directs the Department of Justice to increase a state's allocation of funds under the Sexual Assault Services Program if the state has in effect a law that authorizes civil damages and equitable relief against a person who engages in the nonconsensual removal of a sexual protection barrier (e.g., a condom).

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 34
All 34 Democratic 23
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · May 31, 2022
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · May 31, 2022
Bass, Karen
· May 31, 2022
Blumenauer, Earl
· May 31, 2022
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 31, 2022
Brown, Anthony
· May 31, 2022
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 31, 2022
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · May 31, 2022
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · May 31, 2022
 D
Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
Florida · May 31, 2022
 D
Chu, Judy
California · May 31, 2022
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 31, 2022
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 31, 2022
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · May 31, 2022
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · May 31, 2022
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · May 31, 2022
Kuster, Ann
· May 31, 2022
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 31, 2022
Lee, Barbara
· May 31, 2022
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · May 31, 2022
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 31, 2022
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· May 31, 2022
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · May 31, 2022
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 31, 2022
Newman, Marie
· May 31, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 31, 2022
Porter, Katie
· May 31, 2022
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 31, 2022
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · May 31, 2022
 D
Takano, Mark
California · May 31, 2022
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · May 31, 2022
Trone, David
· May 31, 2022
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 31, 2022
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 31, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7928: Consent is Key Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7928/
MLA
"H.R. 7928: Consent is Key Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7928/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 7928, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7928/.
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[H.R. 7928: Consent is Key Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7928/)
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