LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2023

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4432 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4432 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit defenses based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 30, 2023 Mr. Pappas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit defenses based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) the American Bar Association has urged the Federal Government to take legislative action to curtail the availability and effectiveness of the legal defenses that seek to partially or completely excuse crimes such as murder and assault o…