US HB4603 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 75-0)
Status: Introduced on February 24 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Hate Crimes Prevention Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit firearm sale or transfer to and receipt or possession by an individual who has: (1) been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or (2) received an enhanced hate crime misdemeanor sentence. It defines "misdemeanor hate crime" as a misdemeanor offense that has, as an element, that the conduct was motivated by hate or bias because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability of any person. An "enhanced hate crime misdemeanor sentence" is an enhanced sentence imposed for a misdemeanor that is based, in whole or in part, of conduct motivated by hate or bias because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability of any person.

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Title

Hate Crimes Prevention Act

Sponsors

Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Rep. Al Green [D-TX]Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]
Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]
Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. John Larson [D-CT]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]Rep. William Keating [D-MA]
Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]
Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]Rep. Patrick Murphy [D-FL]Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]
Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]Rep. Gwen Graham [D-FL]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-02-29HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2016-02-24HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2016-02-24HouseSponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H864)
2016-02-24HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB3053 (Related) 2016-06-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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