,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fceh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ab1 #bjah,mr4  
,k5n$y 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,ms4   
,norton1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,higg9s ( 
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,mr4        
,khanna1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,pallone1    
,mr4 ,mc,govern1 & ,mr4 ,takano7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 to prohibit gay & trans panic def5ses4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,gay & ,trans ,panic ,def5se          
,prohibition ,act ( #bjah4  #b4         
,prohibition on gay & trans panic       
def5ses  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #a ( title 
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #bh4           
,prohibition on gay & trans panic       
def5ses  7a7 ,prohibition ,no nonviol5t 
sexual advance or p]ception or belief1  
ev5 if inaccurate1 ( ! g5d]1 g5d]       
id5tity or expression1 or sexual        
ori5tation ( an individual may be us$ to

 excuse or ju/ify ! conduct ( an        
individual or mitigate ! sev]ity ( an   
(f5se4  7b7 ,pa/ trauma ,not)/&+ !      
prohibition 9 subsection 7c71 a c\rt may
 admit evid5ce1 9 accordance ) ! ,f$]al 
,rules ( ,evid5ce1 ( prior trauma to !  
def5dant = ! purpose ( excus+ or ju/ify+
 ! conduct ( ! def5dant or mitigat+ !   
sev]ity ( an (f5se4  4  7b7 ,te*nical & 
con=m+ am5dm5t ,! table ( sections =    
*apt] #a ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #bh4 ,prohibition on gay &     
trans panic def5ses4  4  7c7 ,report ,! 
,attorney ,g5]al %all submit to         
,congress an annual report t details    
prosecutions 9 ,f$]al c\rt involv+      
capital & noncapital crimes committ$    
aga9/ lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 or        
transg5d] individuals t 7 motivat$ by ! 
victim's g5d]1 g5d] id5tity or          
expression1 or sexual ori5tation4