,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cacc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #e1 #bjai,mr4   
,k5n$y 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,ms4   
,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,higg9s ( ,new      
,york1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,khanna1    
,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4
 ,pet]s1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,ms4  
,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,mr4 
,sean ,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york1   
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney
 ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,c>twright1 ,mr4    
,kilm]1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,cox
 ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,haal&1 ,ms4 ,moore1 
,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,pappas1 ,ms4 ,sn*ez1  
,mr4 ,cri/1 ,mrs4 ,torres ( ,cali=nia1 &
 ,mr4 ,crd5as7 introduc$ ! 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 
( #bjai4  #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 7a71 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