1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stealthing Act of 2024 . 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 reported that almost 10 percent of male participants reported engaging in non-consensual condom removal 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. (7) Stealthing exposes victims to physical risks including pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. (8) People engaging in sexual intercourse have the right to make decisions about whether to use a condom or other sexual protection barrier. 3. Non-consensual sexual protection barrier removal (a) Civil action Any person may commence a civil action against a person who, in a circumstance described in subsection (b), engages in non-consensual sexual protection barrier removal. (b) Circumstances described For the purposes of subsection (a), the circumstances described in this subsection are that— (1) the defendant traveled in interstate or foreign 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, facility, or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce in furtherance of or in connection with the conduct described in subsection (a)