HOUSE 1934116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Stop HATE Act of 2019

Last Action: 3/28/2019

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2019-03-28Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
2019-03-27Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2019-03-27Introduced in House
2019-03-27Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-03-27 (00)

Stop Harmful and Abusive Telecommunications Expression Act of 2019 or the Stop HATE Act of 2019

This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to report on and make recommendations to address the role of telecommunications in violent acts and hate crimes against individuals or groups on the basis of race, gender and gender identity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, color, or national origin.

Cosponsors (20)

Ro Khanna (D-CA)
Gwen Moore (D-WI)
ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
Steve Cohen (D-TN)
Val Demings (D-FL)
NYDIA VELAZQUEZ (D-NY)
ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
Brenda Lawrence (D-MI)
Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
Mike Quigley (D-IL)
Dina Titus (D-NV)
GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
Donald Payne (D-NJ)
André Carson (D-IN)
SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)

Subjects

Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Census and government statistics
Congressional oversight
Disability and health-based discrimination
Hate crimes
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Technology assessment
Telephone and wireless communication
Violent crime

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