HR 1152
103th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Criminal procedure
Hate crimes
Sentencing guidelines
Hate Crimes Sentencing Enhancement Act of 1993
Introduced: March 1, 1993
Introduced by:
Schumer, Charles E.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 25, 1994
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
Sep 22, 1993
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sep 21, 1993
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 21, 1993
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 21, 1993
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 21, 1993
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Sep 21, 1993
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6792-6796)
Sep 21, 1993
Mr. Brooks moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 21, 1993
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 135.
Sep 21, 1993
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 103-244.
Jul 27, 1993
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Jul 27, 1993
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 2, 1993
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Mar 2, 1993
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 1, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.
Mar 1, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 1, 1993
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Hate Crimes Sentencing Enhancement Act of 1993 - 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.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.