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Hate Crimes Commission Act of 2017

Introduced: January 5, 2018 Introduced by: Krishnamoorthi, Raja Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 October 16, 2017

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 34
All 34 Democratic 31
D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Apr 26, 2018
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Jan 5, 2018
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Nov 3, 2017
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Oct 12, 2017
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Oct 5, 2017
Kihuen, Ruben
· Oct 5, 2017
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 5, 2017
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Oct 5, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Oct 5, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3980: Hate Crimes Commission Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3980/
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"H.R. 3980: Hate Crimes Commission Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3980/.
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H.R. 3980, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3980/.
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