S. 2201Senate bill · 119th CongressIn committeeCrime and Law Enforcement

LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2025

Sponsored byEdward J. MarkeyD-MAIntroduced Jun 27, 2025Full text on congress.gov ↗

Latest action (Jun 27, 2025) — Read twice and on the Judiciary.

What it does

Congressional Research Service, Jun 27, 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.

Face Value

as introduced
100Narrow

How much of this bill its name accounts for.

  • Every bill starts at100
  • Nothing counted against it: one area of law, and short enough that length doesn't register.

Face Value measures reach, not honesty. A big bill can be accurately named, and a low score is not an accusation — it means the contents reach further than any short title could describe. Count it yourself ↗ How this is worked out

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