United States · Bill · S
S. 3188 (115th)
Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2018
Introduced
10 July 2018
Last action
10 July 2018 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2018 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 identify or expression, or sexual orientation of an individual excuses or justifies conduct or mitigates the severity of an offense.
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Timeline
10 July 2018
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
10 July 2018
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 10 July 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in Senate (text)
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Sponsors
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] · D · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2019
- related to ← Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2018
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3188
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/3188
- us · 115-s-3188 · source updated 10 August 2026