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Rape Shield Enhancement Act: Narrowing the Accused's Defense
Of all Rep. Nancy Mace's women's-safety bills, the Rape Shield Enhancement Act (H.R. 10094, reintroduced as H.R. 3596) is the one aimed at the rights of the accused themselves. It would direct changes to the Federal Rules of Evidence that further restrict what a criminal defendant may introduce about an accuser and narrow the defense's access to an accuser's records. Legal authorities have long recognized that each expansion of rape-shield protection collides with the Sixth Amendment's Confrontation Clause and the accused's right to present a defense; this bill leans into that tension rather than resolving it.
June 20, 2026 · Wiki