LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2025

Not yet voted on. This bill is still a proposal: it hasn't reached a floor vote, and its text can change in committee or on the floor before any vote.

CPD PappasSponsor

62 cosponsors · 62 D

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32 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

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.