# 115-hr-4527: Stop HATE Act of 2017

115-hr-4527, Stop HATE Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by JOSE SERRANO (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4527
- Congress: 115
- Title: Stop HATE Act of 2017
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- Introduced: 2017-12-01
- Sponsor: JOSE SERRANO (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 37
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Stop Harmful and Abusive Telecommunications Expression Act of 2017 or the Stop HATE Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Commerce and the Department of Justice to report about the role of telecommunications in violent acts and the commission of crimes of hate against individuals or groups of individuals on the basis of race, gender and gender identity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, color, or national origin. The report must analyze information about the use of telecommunications to advocate and encourage violent acts and the commission of crimes of hate, including: (1) the role that such telecommunications are playing in giving groups that advocate and commit such crimes a platform to spread their messages and to organize; (2) how such use and the role of telecommunications have changed with new forms of communication on the Internet and other electronic media; and (3) any recommendations, consistent with the First Amendment, necessary to address such use and such role of telecommunications.

## Cosponsors (37)

- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2017-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2017-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2017-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2017-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2017-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2017-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2017-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2017-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2017-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2017-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2017-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2017-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2017-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2017-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2017-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2017-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2017-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2017-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2018-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2018-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2018-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2018-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2018-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2018-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- LUIS GUTIERREZ (D-IL), 2018-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2018-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2018-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2018-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2018-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2018-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2018-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2018-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2018-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2018-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2018-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2018-11-02T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017
- 115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017
- 115-hr-502: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act
- 115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-4527 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4527)

## Related
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- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
- [115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3440)
- [115-hr-502: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-502)
- [115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5087)
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