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H.R. 3596 119th Congress House

Rape Shield Enhancement Act of 2025

Official title: To direct the Judicial Conference to submit a report examining an amendment to the Federal Rules of Evidence to further limit admissibility of evidence regardi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Judicial Conference to submit a report examining an amendment to the Federal Rules of Evidence to further limit admissibility of evidence regarding an alleged victim's sexual behavior or predisposition and to improve privacy protections for admissible evidence.

Introduced: May 23, 2025 Introduced by: Nancy Mace Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 23, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Lobbying activity 14

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • DAVIS & HARMAN LLP
    for NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSN · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • DAVIS & HARMAN LLP
    for AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • DAVIS & HARMAN LLP
    for AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • DAVIS & HARMAN LLP
    for NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSN · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • DAVIS & HARMAN LLP
    for NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSN · Virginia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • DAVIS & HARMAN LLP
    for AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3596: Rape Shield Enhancement Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3596/
MLA
"H.R. 3596: Rape Shield Enhancement Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3596/.
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H.R. 3596, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3596/.
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[H.R. 3596: Rape Shield Enhancement Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3596/)
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