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H.R. 262 111th Congress House

David Ray Ritcheson Hate Crime Prevention Act

Official title: To prevent hate crimes, to provide support services for victims of hate crimes, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 7, 2009 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Census and government statisticsCrime preventionCrime victimsCriminal justice information and records
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Disability and health-based discriminationEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmployee leaveGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesHate crimesHealth care costs and insuranceHigher educationHomelessness and emergency shelterHousing and community development fundingLaw enforcement administration and fundingTeaching, teachers, curriculaUnemployment
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Mar 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Mar 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Feb 9, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 14, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 7, 2009
Referred to House Financial Services
Jan 7, 2009
Referred to House Administration
Jan 7, 2009
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Jan 7, 2009
Referred to House Education and Labor
Jan 7, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jan 7, 2009
Introduced in House
Jan 7, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jan 7, 2009
Referred to House Judiciary
Jan 7, 2009
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Education and Labor, Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action March 16, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

David Ray Ritcheson Hate Crime Prevention Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow victims of hate crimes to claim unemployment insurance for loss of employment directly resulting from their experience as victims of such crimes.

Prohibits health care insurers from taking into account whether a person is or has been a victim of a hate crime when making a determination as to eligibility for insurance coverage, the rate or premium of an insurance plan or policy, and the amount of insurance coverage provided.

Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow a victim of a hate crime to take family and medical leave.

Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to award grants to provide housing to victims of a hate crime, homeless individuals who require housing assistance as a result of being a victim of a hate crime, and individuals for whom emergency shelter services are unavailable or insufficient.

Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to: (1) provide counseling and related assistance to victims of hate crimes and their dependents; (2) establish and operate a national clearinghouse and resource center for information and statistics relating to the incidence and prevention of hate crimes; and (3) establish and operate a national, toll-free telephone hotline and a website to provide information and assistance to victims of hate crimes.

Requires the head of each federal agency to establish prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs and services relating to hate crimes for employees.

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies and institutions of high education to improve and provide programs relating to hate crimes.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 12
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Apr 28, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 262: David Ray Ritcheson Hate Crime Prevention Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-262/
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"H.R. 262: David Ray Ritcheson Hate Crime Prevention Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-262/.
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