,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjhd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bi1          
#bjbe,mrs4 ,torres of ,california 7for  
herself1 ,ms4 ,stansbury1 ,ms4 ,norton1 
,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,ms4        
,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,larson of            
,connecticut1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 and ,mrs4    
,cherfilus-,mc,cormick7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to create a civil action for   
non-consensual sexual protection barrier
 removal1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,stealthing ,act of #bjbe4  #b4     
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,stealthing is a type of sexual  
violence used to describe non-consensual
 condom removal during sex4  7#b7 ,in   
,october #bjba1 ,california became the  
first ,state to outlaw stealthing at the
 ,state level4 ,this law creates a civil
 remedy so that victims of stealthing   
can sue for damages4  7#c7 ,a #bjai     

study from ,health ,psychology reported 
that almost #aj percent of male         
participants reported engaging in       
non-consensual condom removal since the 
age of #ad years1 with an average of    
#c4fb times and a range of #a-ba times4 
7#d7 ,a #bjai study from the ,jacobs    
,institute of ,women's ,health found    
that #ab percent of women have          
experienced stealthing4  7#e7 ,a #bjah  
,australian study from ,p,lo,s ,,one    
found that one in three female          
respondents and one in five gay male    
respondents have experienced stealthing4
  7#f7 ,stealthing is a grave violation 
of autonomy1 dignity1 and trust that is 
considered emotional and sexual abuse4  
7#g7 ,stealthing exposes victims to     
physical risks including pregnancy and  
sexually transmitted diseases4  7#h7    
,people engaging in sexual intercourse  
have the right to make decisions about  
whether to use a condom or other sexual 
protection barrier4  #c4 ,non-consensual
 sexual protection barrier removal  7a7 

,civil action ,any person may commence a
 civil action against a person who1 in a
 circumstance described in subsection   
7b71 engages in non-consensual sexual   
protection barrier removal4  7b7        
,circumstances described ,for the       
purposes of subsection 7a71 the         
circumstances described in this         
subsection are that--  7#a7 the         
defendant traveled in interstate or     
foreign commerce1 or traveled using a   
means1 channel1 facility1 or            
instrumentality of interstate or foreign
 commerce1 in furtherance of or in      
connection with the conduct described in
 subsection 7a72  7#b7 the defendant    
used a means1 channel1 facility1 or     
instrumentality of interstate or foreign
 commerce in furtherance of or in       
connection with the conduct described in
 subsection 7a72  7#c7 a payment of any 
kind was made1 directly or indirectly1  
in furtherance of or in connection with 
the conduct described in subsection 7a7 
using any means1 channel1 facility1 or  

instrumentality of interstate or foreign
 commerce or in or affecting interstate 
or foreign commerce2  7#d7 the defendant
 transmitted in interstate or foreign   
commerce any communication relating to  
or in furtherance of the conduct        
described in subsection 7a7 using any   
means1 channel1 facility1 or            
instrumentality of interstate or foreign
 commerce or in or affecting interstate 
or foreign commerce by any means or in  
manner1 including by computer1 mail1    
wire1 or electromagnetic transmission2  
7#e7 any sexual protection barrier      
described has traveled in interstate or 
foreign commerce and was used to perform
 the conduct described in subsection    
7a72  7#f7 the conduct described in     
subsection 7a7 occurred within the      
special maritime and territorial        
jurisdiction of the ,united ,states1 or 
any territory or possession of the      
,united ,states2 or  7#g7 the conduct   
described in subsection 7a7 otherwise   
occurred in or affected interstate or   

foreign commerce4  7c7 ,penalty ,a      
person bringing a civil action under    
subsection 7a7 may recover compensatory 
and punitive damages1 injunctive and    
declaratory relief1 and such other      
relief as a court may deem appropriate4 
7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,non-consensual sexual protection       
barrier removal ,the term non-consensual
 sexual protection barrier removal means
 removal of a sexual protection barrier 
from a body part1 including the         
genitals1 or an object being used by a  
person for sexual contact with another  
person without the consent of each      
person involved in such sexual contact1 
causing sexual contact between the body 
parts1 including the genitals1 or       
objects being used for sexual contact1  
and the body of any person engaged in   
such sexual contact4  7#b7 ,sexual      
protection barrier ,the term sexual     
protection barrier includes a condom1   
including an internal condom1 a dental  
dam1 or any other barrier against sexual

 fluids during sexual contact4