LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2025

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2201 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2201 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit panic defenses based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 27 (legislative day, June 24), 2025 Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Booker, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Warren, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Smith, and Ms. Klobuchar) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit panic 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 2025''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1)…