S 1137
117th Congress
Senate
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 2021
Introduced: April 15, 2021
Introduced by:
Markey, Edward J.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 15, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2021
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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