HR 3670
103th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil actions and liability
Compensation for victims of crime
Crime and Law Enforcement
Damages
Hate crimes
Injunctions
Law
Legal fees
Punitive damages
Victims of crimes
Bias Crimes Compensation Act of 1993
Introduced: November 22, 1993
Introduced by:
Nadler, Jerrold
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 28, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Nov 22, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Nov 22, 1993
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Bias Crimes Compensation Act of 1993 - States that all U.S. individuals shall have the right to be free from bias-motivated crimes of violence (crimes arising from differences in race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or physical or mental disability). Creates a Federal civil rights claim against anyone who deprives an individual of such right, with compensatory and punitive damages, and injunctive or declaratory relief. Provides limitations, procedures, and rules of construction, including the limitation that random acts of violence, as opposed to bias-motivated acts, shall not be a basis for such a claim.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Committees of jurisdiction
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