US HB5711 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on November 14 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-12-09 - 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]
Status: Introduced on November 14 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-12-09 - 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
Amends the federal criminal code to remove the requirement that a hate crime involve conduct in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce.
Title
To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend the coverage of the Federal prohibition against hate crimes in order to provide greater protections to persons who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender.
Sponsors
| Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA] | Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA] | Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA] | Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-09 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| 2014-11-14 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5711/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5711/BILLS-113hr5711ih.pdf |
