I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7920 
To create a civil action for non-consensual sexual protection barrier removal, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 31, 2022 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. TORRES of Cali-
fornia, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. NEWMAN, 
Mr. TAKANO, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. POR-
TER, Mr. TRONE, Ms. BONAMICI, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. ADAMS, 
Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. CARSON, Ms. CHU, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. STANSBURY, Mr. 
CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. MENG, 
Ms. BASS, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. 
DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. KUSTER, Ms. NORTON, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. 
LIEU, and Mr. BROWN of Maryland) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To create a civil action for non-consensual sexual protection 
barrier removal, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stealthing Act of 
2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Stealthing is a type of sexual violence used 
to describe non-consensual condom removal during 
sex. 
(2) In October 2021, California became the 
first State to outlaw stealthing at the State level. 
This law creates a civil remedy so that victims of 
stealthing can sue for damages. 
(3) A 2019 study from Health Psychology re-
ported that almost 10 percent of male participants 
reported engaging in non-consensual condom re-
moval since the age of 14 years, with an average of 
3.62 times and a range of 1–21 times. 
(4) A 2019 study from the Jacobs Institute of 
Women’s Health found that 12 percent of women 
have experienced stealthing. 
(5) A 2018 Australian study from PLoS ONE 
found that one in three female respondents and one 
in five gay male respondents have experienced 
stealthing. 
(6) Stealthing is a grave violation of autonomy, 
dignity, and trust that is considered emotional and 
sexual abuse. 
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(7) Stealthing exposes victims to physical risks 
including pregnancy and sexually transmitted dis-
eases. 
(8) People engaging in sexual intercourse have 
the right to make decisions about whether to use a 
condom or other sexual protection barrier. 
SEC. 3. NON-CONSENSUAL SEXUAL PROTECTION BARRIER 
REMOVAL. 
(a) CIVIL ACTION.—Any person may commence a 
civil action against a person who, in a circumstance de-
scribed in subsection (b), engages in non-consensual sex-
ual protection barrier removal. 
(b) CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED.—For the purposes 
of subsection (a), the circumstances described in this sub-
section are that— 
(1) the defendant traveled in interstate or for-
eign commerce, or traveled using a means, channel, 
facility, or instrumentality of interstate or foreign 
commerce, in furtherance of or in connection with 
the conduct described in subsection (a); 
(2) the defendant used a means, channel, facil-
ity, or instrumentality of interstate or foreign com-
merce in furtherance of or in connection with the 
conduct described in subsection (a); 
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(c) PENALTY.—A person bringing a civil action under 
subsection (a) may recover compensatory and punitive 
damages, injunctive and declaratory relief, and such other 
relief as a court may deem appropriate. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) NON-CONSENSUAL
SEXUAL
PROTECTION 
BARRIER REMOVAL.—The term ‘‘non-consensual sex-
ual protection barrier removal’’ means removal of a 
sexual protection barrier from a body part, including 
the genitals, or an object being used by a person for 
sexual contact with another person without the con-
sent of each person involved in such sexual contact, 
causing sexual contact between the body parts, in-
cluding the genitals, or objects being used for sexual 
contact, and the body of any person engaged in such 
sexual contact. 
(2) SEXUAL PROTECTION BARRIER.—The term 
‘‘sexual protection barrier’’ includes a condom, in-
cluding an internal condom, a dental dam, or any 
other barrier against sexual fluids during sexual con-
tact. 
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