# 117-hr-7928: Consent is Key Act

117-hr-7928, Consent is Key Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7928
- Congress: 117
- Title: Consent is Key Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Introduced: 2022-05-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 34
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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).

## Cosponsors (34)

- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7928 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7928)

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