HR 3980
115th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Government studies and investigations
Hate crimes
Hate Crimes Commission Act of 2017
Introduced: October 5, 2017
Introduced by:
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 16, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Oct 5, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 5, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Hate Crimes Commission Act of 2017
This bill establishes the United States Commission on Hate Crimes to investigate and report on:
- whether hate crimes have increased;
- factors that contributed to an increase in hate crimes, if one is determined to exist;
- policies or actions by law enforcement agencies to reduce hate crimes; and
- the impact of underreporting on hate crimes statistics and prevention.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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