Hate Crime Victim Assistance Act of 2017
Sponsored By: Representative Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
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Summary
Hate Crime Victim Assistance Act of 2017 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish new Department of Justice (DOJ) grant programs: (1) for state and local governments, in partnership with stakeholders, service providers, and nonprofit entities, to establish and operate hate crime information and assistance websites and to establish or expand hate crime hotlines; and (2) for state and local law enforcement entities to establish education and training programs on solving and preventing hate crimes and establishing dialogues with members of at-risk groups. Additionally, the bill directs DOJ to establish, in the Office of Victims of Crime, a grant program to support efforts by local organizations to establish or expand programs and activities that serve victims of hate crimes.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Cosponsors
JOSE SERRANO
NY • D
Sponsored 10/12/2017
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/12/2017
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/12/2017
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 11/2/2018
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/16/2018
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/16/2018
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