LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Jun 27, 2025, with cosponsors, all Democrats
IntroducedJun 27, 2025
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Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 57 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement: 118 of 4,553 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.6%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 715 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 573 words
- Latest action
- Jun 27, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 5
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 5 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 5
- 119th H.R. 4197 LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2025 D · Introduced
- 118th H.R. 4432 LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2023 D · Introduced
- 118th S. 2279 LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2023 D · Introduced
- 117th H.R. 2629 Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2021 D · Introduced
- 117th S. 1137 Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2021 D · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]