# 116-hr-35: Emmett Till Antilynching Act

116-hr-35, Emmett Till Antilynching Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL); status Received in the Senate. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-35
- Congress: 116
- Title: Emmett Till Antilynching Act
- Status: Received in the Senate.
- Introduced: 2019-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 148
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Emmett Till Antilynching Act 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.

## Cosponsors (148)

- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] (D-SC), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2019-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER VISCLOSKY (D-IN), 2019-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2019-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2019-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2019-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2019-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2019-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27] (D-FL), 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2019-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2019-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2019-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2019-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2019-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] (D-CA), 2019-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2019-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2019-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] (D-FL), 2019-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2019-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA), 2019-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2019-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2019-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2019-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2019-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2019-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH), 2019-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2019-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2019-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2019-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY), 2019-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2019-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2019-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2019-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2019-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2019-04-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2019-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2019-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2019-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2019-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2019-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2019-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2019-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2019-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2019-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2019-08-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2019-08-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2019-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2019-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2019-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2019-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2019-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2019-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2019-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2019-08-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2019-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2019-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2019-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2019-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2019-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-35 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/35)

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