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115-hr-6086115th Congress

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

Sponsored By: Representative Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]

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Summary

This bill specifies that an offense involving lynching is a hate crime act. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a prison term, a fine, or both.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]

IL • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]

    LA • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]

    MO • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]

    MS • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • JOHN LEWIS

    GA • D

    Sponsored 6/14/2018

  • Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]

    NJ • R

    Sponsored 7/10/2018

  • JOHN DUNCAN

    TN • R

    Sponsored 7/11/2018

  • Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 7/18/2018

  • JOSE SERRANO

    NY • D

    Sponsored 7/18/2018

  • Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 7/19/2018

  • Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

    TN • D

    Sponsored 7/19/2018

  • Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 7/19/2018

  • Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 7/19/2018

  • Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 7/24/2018

  • Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 7/24/2018

  • MICHAEL CAPUANO

    MA • D

    Sponsored 7/24/2018

  • Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 7/25/2018

  • ELIJAH CUMMINGS

    MD • D

    Sponsored 7/25/2018

  • Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 7/25/2018

  • Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 7/31/2018

  • Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 7/31/2018

  • Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 7/31/2018

  • Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]

    SC • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • WM. CLAY

    MO • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]

    AL • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]

    IN • D

    Sponsored 6/13/2018

  • Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2018

  • Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2018

  • Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]

    OH • R

    Sponsored 7/12/2018

  • Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 7/31/2018

  • Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 8/14/2018

  • Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 8/14/2018

  • Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 8/14/2018

  • Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]

    KY • D

    Sponsored 8/14/2018

  • Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 8/14/2018

  • Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 8/24/2018

  • Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/6/2018

  • Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 9/12/2018

  • Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/12/2018

  • Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 10/2/2018

  • Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 12/11/2018

Roll Call Votes

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