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HCONRES 347 106th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil rights enforcement Commemorations Congress Congressional tributes Hate crimes Hate groups Law enforcement officers Legislation Minorities Police

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need to pass legislation to increase penalties on perpetrators of hate crimes.

Introduced: June 7, 2000 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Sep 13, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7508)
Jun 13, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Jun 7, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 7, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Declares that Congress: (1) needs to pass legislation that amends the Federal criminal code to set penalties for persons who commit acts of violence against other persons because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or disability of any person; (2) condemns the culture of hate and the hate groups that foster such violent acts; (3) commends the communities throughout our Nation that are united in condemning such acts of hate in their neighborhoods, and the efforts of Federal, state, and local law enforcement officials; (4) reaffirms its commitment to a society that fully respects and protects all people.
What's happening now September 13, 2000

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7508)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SCONRES 120 Identical bill A concurrent resolution to express the sense of Congress regarding the need to pass legislation to increase penalties o…
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 7, 2000
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 7, 2000
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 7, 2000
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 347: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need to pass legislation to increase penalties on perpetrators of hate crimes.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-347/
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"H. Con. Res. 347: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need to pass legislation to increase penalties on perpetrators of hate crimes.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-347/.
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H. Con. Res. 347, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-347/.
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[H. Con. Res. 347: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need to pass legislation to increase penalties on perpetrators of hate crimes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-347/)
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