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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 9564 (Introduced in House) — To establish the right of adults to engage in private, non-commercial, consensual sexual conduct in the exercise of t... · Sec. 3

Sec. 3. Protection of the right of adults to engage in private, non-commercial, consensual sexual conduct

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No person acting under color of law may— prevent an adult from engaging in private, non-commercial, consensual sexual conduct with another adult; interfere with an adult engaging in private, non-commercial, consensual sexual conduct with another adult; or intimidate, threaten, or retaliate against an adult because that adult has engaged or may engage in such conduct with another adult. For the purposes of violations under subsection (a), the enforcement mechanism provided for and available under the following shall apply:
Section 1979 of the Revised Statutes of the United States ( 42 U.S.C. 1983 ). Section 241 of title 18, United States Code. Section 242 of title 18, United States Code. Section 210401 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12601 ). Subsection
(a)shall not apply to any law (including any regulation) prohibiting public sexual conduct, forced or non-consensual sexual conduct, or sexual conduct with a minor.
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