U.S. Senate · 118th Congress · S. 2279
LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2023
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit panic defenses based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.
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- Sponsor
- Edward J. MarkeyD-MA
- Introduced
- July 12, 2023, in the Senate
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (17)
17 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Tammy BaldwinD-WI
- Richard BlumenthalD-CT
- Cory A. BookerD-NJ
- Benjamin L. CardinD-MD
- Robert P. Casey, Jr.D-PA
- Dianne FeinsteinD-CA
- Mazie K. HironoD-HI
- Tim KaineD-VA
- Amy KlobucharD-MN
- Robert MenendezD-NJ
- Jeff MerkleyD-OR
- Alex PadillaD-CA
- Bernard SandersD-VT
- Tina SmithD-MN
- Ron WydenD-OR
Signed on later
- Elizabeth WarrenD-MAJuly 18, 2023
- Sheldon WhitehouseD-RIJuly 18, 2023