Cotton Introduces Bill to Prevent Gender-Identity as a Factor when Determining Sentence Length

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October 14, 2025

Cotton Introduces Bill to Prevent Gender-Identity as a Factor when Determining Sentence Length

Washington, DC — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced legislation to ensure criminals are not given a lesser sentence because of their perceived gender identity. The Fair Sentencing Act will prevent judges from using perceived gender-identity as a factor when determining the length of a sentence.

“Criminals are criminals. Radical left judges shouldn’t be able to use ‘gender confusion’ as a reason to assign shorter sentences. My bill will keep Americans safer by ensuring all criminals are properly sentenced,” said Senator Cotton.

Text of the bill can be found here.

The Fair Sentencing Act would:

• Prevent judges from using perceived gender-identity as a factor when determining the length of a sentence.

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