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H.R. 4197

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LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2025
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Committee
Latest Action · June 26, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced
June 26, 2025
Cosponsors (62)
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LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2025 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 identity or expression, or sexual orientation of an individual excuses or justifies conduct or mitigates the severity of an offense.

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