HR 1248
100th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Church property
Civil Rights and Liberties
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Crime prevention
Crimes against minorities
Criminal justice information
Destruction of property
Government paperwork
Minorities
Minorities and crime
Racism
Religion and Clergy
Religious liberty
Victims of crimes
A bill to impose criminal penalties for damage to religious property and for injury to persons in the free exercise of religious beliefs and to provide for the collection of data about crimes motivated by racial, religious, or ethnic hatred.
Introduced: February 25, 1987
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 18, 1988
See H.R.3193.
Mar 3, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.
Feb 25, 1987
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Feb 25, 1987
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for damaging or destroying any religious real property or interfering with any person's free exercise of religious beliefs.
Directs the Attorney General to include within the Uniform Crime Reports the incidence of offenses against persons and property committed to express racial, ethnic, or religious prejudices (homicide, assault, robbery, burglary, theft, arson, vandalism, trespass, and threat). Authorizes appropriations.
What's happening now
See H.R.3193.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1