US HB3536 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-3)
Status: Introduced on June 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Establishes a new criminal civil rights violation for lynching. Specifically, a person who conspires to commit certain civil rights offenses (e.g., a hate crime act) is subject to criminal penalties.

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Title

Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019

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History

DateChamberAction
2019-07-30HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2019-06-27HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-06-27HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB488 (Same As) 2019-03-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
HB35 (Related) 2020-02-27 - Received in the Senate.
HB7120 (Related) 2020-07-20 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 490.
SB3985 (Related) 2021-01-01 - Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S7995)
HR1017 (Similar To) 2020-06-25 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
SB3912 (Related) 2020-06-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HB7278 (Related) 2020-06-18 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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