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HR 2217 110th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Hate crimes Homeless Sentences (Criminal procedure)

Hate Crimes Against the Homeless Enforcement Act

Introduced: May 8, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jun 25, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 8, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 8, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hate Crimes Against the Homeless Enforcement Act - Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to revise the definition of "hate crime" to include a crime against an individual based on such individual's actual or perceived homeless status.

What's happening now June 25, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2216 Related bill Hate Crimes Against the Homeless Statistics Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Green, Al
Texas · Jun 20, 2007
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 20, 2007
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 13, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2217: Hate Crimes Against the Homeless Enforcement Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2217/
MLA
"H.R. 2217: Hate Crimes Against the Homeless Enforcement Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2217/.
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H.R. 2217, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2217/.
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