HR 7928 United States House · 117th Congress

Consent is Key Act

Summary

Consent is Key Act This bill directs the Department of Justice to increase a state's allocation of funds under the Sexual Assault Services Program if the state has in effect a law that authorizes civil damages and equitable relief against a person who engages in the nonconsensual removal of a sexual protection barrier (e.g., a condom).

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2022

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced May 31, 2022 Last action Nov 1, 2022

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Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

3

Key actions

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Committee

2

Nov 1, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

lower

May 31, 2022

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

lower

May 31, 2022

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 34 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Norma J. Torres

Anthony G. Brown

Bonnie Watson Coleman

Carolyn B. Maloney

Earl Blumenauer