To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit gay and trans panic defenses.
USA115th CongressHR-6358| House
| Updated: 8/6/2018
Joseph P. Kennedy
Democratic Representative
Massachusetts
Cosponsors (29)
Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2018 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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Congressional oversightCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit gay and trans panic defenses.
USA115th CongressHR-6358| House
| Updated: 8/6/2018
Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2018 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.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Joseph P. Kennedy
Democratic Representative
Massachusetts
Cosponsors (29)
Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
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- Passed Chamber
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Congressional oversightCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination