HR4197Referred to Committee

LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2025

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2025-06-26

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Chris Pappas

Democrat · NH · Representative

Votes with party: 92.7% (669 recorded votes)

Top industries funding sponsor:

Climate & Environment$406k

Full profile: /officials/P000614

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (62)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-06-26

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-06-26

Previously

Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2025-06-26

Plain-English Summary

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.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Crime and Law Enforcement

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