# 119-hr-7100: Sikh American Anti-Discrimination Act of 2026

119-hr-7100, Sikh American Anti-Discrimination Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ); status introduced (as of 2026-10-07).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7100
- Congress: 119
- Title: Sikh American Anti-Discrimination Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 65
- Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-07

## Summary

**Creates a Task Force on Anti-Sikh Hate and Discrimination at the Department of Justice**. The task force would define anti‑Sikh hate to guide prosecutions, build educational programs for law enforcement and schools, and report on hate incidents and threats. - Sikh individuals, Gurdwaras, and Sikh organizations would gain a dedicated federal forum to track hate, meet with DOJ quarterly, and receive public resources translated into Punjabi. - Local and Federal law enforcement, elementary and secondary schools, and institutions of higher education would get an educational program on Sikh identity and how to identify and respond to anti‑Sikh hate. - The Attorney General would be required to establish the task force within 180 days, adopt its definition for use in prosecutions under federal hate‑crime law (Section 249, Title 18), and receive annual reports plus a five‑year summary for Congressional Judiciary committees.

## Cosponsors (65)

- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2026-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2026-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2026-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2026-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2026-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2026-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2026-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2026-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2026-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2026-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2026-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiley, Kevin [I-CA-3] (I-CA), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Liccardo, Sam T. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2026-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1] (R-WI), 2026-03-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2026-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2026-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mejia, Analilia [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2026-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2026-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2026-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2026-07-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- DOJ Task Force on Sikh Hate: benefit, low. If enacted, the Attorney General would have to set up a Task Force on Anti-Sikh Hate and Discrimination. The Task Force would be created within 180 days. The Task Force would draft a DOJ definition of "anti-Sikh hate and discrimination." That definition would help DOJ charging decisions and countin…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-7100 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7100)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7100 (as of 2026-10-07).