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Yes: 422 • No: 3
117-hr-55117th Congress
Emmett Till Antilynching Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Became Law
Summary
The Emmett Till Antilynching Act strengthens federal hate-crime law by expanding 18 U.S.C. §249 to cover conspiracies tied to lynching and related violent hate offenses and by setting clear penalties for those conspiracies. This change makes conspirators who cause death or serious bodily injury subject to significant federal prison terms and fines.
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Stronger penalties for hate crime conspiracies
The law strengthens federal charges for lynching and related hate crime plots. If the act causes death or serious bodily injury, a conspirator can face up to 30 years in prison. The same maximum applies if the offense includes kidnapping, aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill. Courts may also add federal fines. These penalties apply now and expand federal tools to prosecute hate crimes.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4]
MA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
IA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]
GA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]
DE • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
PA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
MA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]
TN • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
MN • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
WA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18]
PA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
TX • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
TX • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
OH • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8]
MI • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2]
VA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
MN • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6]
NJ • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
MD • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
OR • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
AL • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
WA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
MI • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
MS • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
MA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
VT • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
GA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 1/21/2021
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
MD • D
Sponsored 1/25/2021
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
Sponsored 1/25/2021
Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
Sponsored 1/25/2021
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 1/25/2021
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/25/2021
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 1/25/2021
Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]
TX • D
Sponsored 1/25/2021
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
Sponsored 1/28/2021
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 1/28/2021
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
WA • D
Sponsored 1/28/2021
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/28/2021
Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6]
NC • D
Sponsored 1/28/2021
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 1/28/2021
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
NC • D
Sponsored 1/28/2021
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/28/2021
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
TX • D
Sponsored 1/28/2021
Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
PA • D
Sponsored 1/28/2021
Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/1/2021
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/1/2021
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/1/2021
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 2/1/2021
Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/1/2021
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/1/2021
Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
TX • D
Sponsored 2/2/2021
Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 2/2/2021
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/3/2021
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 2/3/2021
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 2/3/2021
Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7]
TX • D
Sponsored 2/3/2021
Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large]
GU • D
Sponsored 2/4/2021
Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10]
VA • D
Sponsored 2/4/2021
Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]
AZ • D
Sponsored 2/4/2021
Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/4/2021
Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 2/4/2021
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/18/2021
Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]
MN • D
Sponsored 2/18/2021
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/18/2021
Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1]
IN • D
Sponsored 2/18/2021
Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
TX • D
Sponsored 2/18/2021
Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7]
GA • D
Sponsored 2/23/2021
Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
VA • D
Sponsored 2/23/2021
Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]
MD • D
Sponsored 3/3/2021
Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/3/2021
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
MA • D
Sponsored 3/3/2021
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 3/3/2021
Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/3/2021
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/8/2021
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 3/8/2021
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
CO • D
Sponsored 3/8/2021
Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/8/2021
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
PA • D
Sponsored 3/8/2021
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 3/8/2021
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/8/2021
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/8/2021
Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/8/2021
Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 3/8/2021
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
WI • D
Sponsored 3/8/2021
Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
VA • D
Sponsored 3/12/2021
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/18/2021
Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI]
MI • D
Sponsored 4/22/2021
Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]
GA • D
Sponsored 4/28/2021
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2021
Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
WA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2021
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/7/2021
Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
WA • D
Sponsored 5/28/2021
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 6/14/2021
Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]
CT • D
Sponsored 6/15/2021
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 6/25/2021
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
GA • D
Sponsored 7/9/2021
Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 7/13/2021
Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
TX • R
Sponsored 7/27/2021
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/14/2021
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 10/8/2021
Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
FL • D
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Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
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Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17]
PA • D
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Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
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Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9]
MI • D
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Roll Call Votes
house vote • 2/28/2022
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Yes: 422 • No: 3