HOUSE 35116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States is committed to ensuring a safe and healthy climate for future generations, and to creating solutions for restoring the climate.

Last Action: 4/23/2019

Actions

2020-02-27Received in the Senate.
2020-02-26The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2020-02-26Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-02-26On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 4 (Roll no. 71). (text: CR H1197-1198)
2020-02-26Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 4 (Roll no. 71).
2020-02-26Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1211-1212)
2020-02-26At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2020-02-26DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 35.
2020-02-26Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1197-1203)
2020-02-26Mr. Nadler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2019-10-31Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 212.
2019-10-31Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-267.
2019-10-31Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-267.
2019-06-12Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2019-06-12Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

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CRS Summary

As of 2020-02-26 (53)

Emmett Till Antilynching Act

This bill establishes a new criminal civil rights violation for lynching.

Specifically, a person who conspires to commit certain civil rights offenses (e.g., a hate crime act) is subject to criminal penalties.

Cosponsors (20)

SANFORD BISHOP (D-GA)
GREGORY MEEKS (D-NY)
EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
Filemon Vela (D-TX)
Steve Cohen (D-TN)
Dwight Evans (D-PA)
ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD)
GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
Ro Khanna (D-CA)
Karen Bass (D-CA)
C. A. Ruppersberger (D-MD)
André Carson (D-IN)
Bill Foster (D-IL)
Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
JOSE SERRANO (D-NY)
Darren Soto (D-FL)
Al Lawson (D-FL)

Subjects

Hate crimes
Racial and ethnic relations
Violent crime

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