Preventing Antisemitic Hate Crimes Act
- Last Action
- 5/27/2021
Actions
- 2021-05-27Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2021-05-27Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-27 (00)
Preventing Antisemitic Hate Crimes Act
This bill requires a designated officer or employee of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to facilitate the expedited review of anti-Semitic hate crimes and reports of anti-Semitic hate crimes.
Further, the bill requires DOJ to issue guidance for state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies on expanding public education campaigns to raise awareness of anti-Semitic hate crimes.
Finally, the bill increases the statutory maximum prison term for an individual who is convicted of a federal hate crime offense after a prior conviction for a hate crime offense under federal law or a hate crime felony under state law.
Cosponsors (20)
- Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
- John Barrasso (R-WY)
- Roy Blunt (R-MO)
- John Boozman (R-AR)
- John Cornyn (R-TX)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Steve Daines (R-MT)
- Joni Ernst (R-IA)
- Bill Hagerty (R-TN)
- Jim Inhofe (R-OK)
- Jerry Moran (R-KS)
- Marco Rubio (R-FL)
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
- Tim Scott (R-SC)
- Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
- Thomas Tillis (R-NC)
- Ted Cruz (R-TX)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
- Charles Grassley (R-IA)
- John Hoeven (R-ND)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Crime victims
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Disability assistance
- Government studies and investigations
- Hate crimes
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Religion
- State and local government operations
- Violent crime
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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