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HR 4797 102th Congress House

Hate Crimes Sentencing Enhancement Act of 1992

Official title: To direct the United States Sentencing Commission to make sentencing guidelines for Federal criminal cases that provide sentencing enhancements for hate crimes.

Introduced: April 7, 1992 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedureHate crimesSentencing guidelines
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It never became law before the 102nd Congress (1991–1992) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 8, 1992
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Oct 5, 1992
Received in the Senate.
Oct 3, 1992
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 3, 1992
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 3, 1992
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 3, 1992
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Oct 3, 1992
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Oct 3, 1992
Mr. Hoagland moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Oct 2, 1992
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 560.
Oct 2, 1992
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 102-981.
Sep 30, 1992
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 30, 1992
Ordered to be Reported.
Aug 5, 1992
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Aug 5, 1992
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Jul 28, 1992
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 16, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.
Apr 7, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Apr 7, 1992
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 8, 1992

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hate Crimes Sentencing Enhancement Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal judicial code to require the U.S. Sentencing Commission to: (1) promulgate or amend existing guidelines to provide for sentencing enhancements of not less than three offense levels for offenses that are hate crimes; and (2) ensure reasonable consistency with other guidelines, avoid duplicative punishments for substantially the same offenses, and take into account any mitigating circumstances that might justify exceptions.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4797: Hate Crimes Sentencing Enhancement Act of 1992. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4797/
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