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Consent is Key Act
To encourage States to voluntarily pass laws to authorize civil damages and equitable relief for nonconsensual sexual protection barrier removal, and for other purposes.
- Introduced
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- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
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).
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Apr 29, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Apr 29, 2025 Introduced in House
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