US HB6086 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 66-3)
Status: Introduced on June 13 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-07-30 - 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

To amend section 249 of title 18, United States Code, to specify lynching as a hate crime act.

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Title

To amend section 249 of title 18, United States Code, to specify lynching as a hate crime act.

Sponsors

Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]
Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]Rep. David Scott [D-GA]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]
Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]
Rep. Al Green [D-TX]Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]
Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]
Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-07-30HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2018-06-13HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2018-06-13HouseIntroduced in House

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