US HB6721 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 35-0)
Status: Introduced on May 5 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-05 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 5 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-05 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires a designated officer or employee of the Department of Justice to facilitate the expedited review of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) hate crimes and reports of COVID-19 hate crimes. It defines COVID-19 hate crime as a violent crime that is motivated by two things: (1) the actual or perceived characteristic (e.g., race) of any person, and (2) the actual or perceived relationship to the spread of COVID-19 of any person because of that characteristic. The designated officer or employee must periodically report on the status of each case reviewed.
Title
COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act
Sponsors
Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY] | Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA] | Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA] | Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ] |
Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA] | Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT] |
Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY] | Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY] | Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY] | Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] |
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY] | Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA] | Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA] | Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA] |
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA] | Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA] |
Rep. Al Green [D-TX] | Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO] | Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ] | Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA] |
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA] | Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA] | Rep. David Trone [D-MD] | Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA] |
Rep. Michael San Nicolas [D-GU] | Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA] | Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
Rep. Max Rose [D-NY] | Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY] | Rep. Jimmy Gomez [D-CA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-05-05 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
2020-05-05 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Crime and law enforcement
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Justice
Disability and health-based discrimination
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Hate crimes
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Congressional oversight
Crime and law enforcement
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Justice
Disability and health-based discrimination
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Hate crimes
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6721/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6721/BILLS-116hr6721ih.pdf |