US SB2201

Prohibits the use of a victim's sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression as a legal defense to excuse, justify, or mitigate criminal conduct in federal court proceedings

Bars defendants from claiming that a nonviolent sexual advance or their perception of someone's gender or sexual orientation provoked their violent response

Preserves the ability of courts to admit evidence of a defendant's prior trauma under the Federal Rules of Evidence, even when the primary panic defense is prohibited

Requires the Attorney General to submit annual reports to Congress detailing federal prosecutions of capital and noncapital crimes committed against LGBTQ individuals motivated by the victim's identity

Amends Title 18, Chapter 1 of the United States Code by adding Section 28 to codify these prohibitions