HOUSE 999118th CongressReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Civil Rights Legacy Protection Act
- Last Action
- 2/14/2023
Actions
- 2023-02-14Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2023-02-14Introduced in House
- 2023-02-14Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-02-14 (00)
Civil Rights Legacy Protection Act
This bill makes it a crime to deface, damage, or destroy certain memorials that commemorate civil rights events or figures.
An individual convicted under this act must pay restitution and is subject to additional penalties that vary based on the cost of the defacement, damage, or destruction.
Cosponsors (3)
- SANFORD BISHOP (D-GA)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
Subjects
- Alabama
- Colorado
- Commission on Civil Rights
- Crimes against property
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- District of Columbia
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government information and archives
- Indiana
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Members of Congress
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New York City
- Ohio
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Religion
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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