Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act
- Last Action
- 4/13/2021
Actions
- 2021-04-13Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2021-04-13Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-04-13 (00)
Khalid Jabara and Heather Heyer National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act of 2021 or the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act
This bill creates grants for state and local governments to combat hate crimes. It also authorizes additional penalties for hate crime offenses.
Specifically, it establishes grants for states to create state-run hate crimes reporting hotlines. It also authorizes grants for states and local governments to implement the National Incident-Based Reporting System and to conduct law enforcement activities or crime reduction programs to prevent, address, or respond to hate crimes.
Finally, in the case of an individual convicted of a hate crime offense and placed on supervised release, the bill allows a court to order that the individual participate in educational classes or community service as a condition of supervised release.
Cosponsors (20)
- Jerry Moran (R-KS)
- Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- Susan Collins (R-ME)
- Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
- Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
- Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Edward Markey (D-MA)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
- Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
- Mark Warner (D-VA)
- Jacklyn Rosen (D-NV)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Michael Bennet (D-CO)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Timothy Kaine (D-VA)
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