# 119-hr-9066: Community-Based Approaches to Prevent and Address Hate Crimes Act of 2026

119-hr-9066, Community-Based Approaches to Prevent and Address Hate Crimes Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY); status introduced (as of 2026-06-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9066
- Congress: 119
- Title: Community-Based Approaches to Prevent and Address Hate Crimes Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-27

## Summary

**Creates a new federal grant program to fund community-based approaches to prevent and respond to hate crimes.** It targets grants to nonprofit organizations embedded in or led by communities defined by race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, disability, and other vulnerable groups, and lists specific allowable uses like education, victim support, and diversion programs. - Community organizations: Local nonprofit groups that serve targeted communities can apply for grants to run public education, conflict resolution, community empowerment, safety ambassador programs, and multilingual outreach. - Targeted communities and survivors: Grants can fund culturally informed, linguistically accessible mental health care and victim support, escorted safety in public places, and public reporting campaigns to improve data on hate crimes. - Justice response and defendants: Funding can support non-carceral sentencing, juvenile hate crime diversion, and educational or community service programs for offenders. The bill also removes an existing grant amount cap for certain criminal investigations and prosecutions, allowing larger awards under that authority. *Authorizes $30 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, totaling $150 million in authorized spending.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for communities targeted by hate: benefit, low. If enacted, the Attorney General would set up a hate-crime prevention grant program on the date of enactment, subject to appropriations. The program would be authorized $30,000,000 for each fiscal year 2027 through 2031. Eligible community-based nonprofit groups that serve communities targeted by h…
- Remove grant amount cap: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would strike an existing paragraph that set a statutory cap on grant amounts in current law (34 U.S.C. 30503(b)). That change would let agencies and eligible organizations receive larger or more flexible awards for certain criminal investigations and prosecutions. The amendment…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9066 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9066)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5658)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9066 (as of 2026-06-27).