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Establishing the Select Committee on White Supremacy and Domestic Terror Movements.

Introduced: September 13, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Sep 13, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Establishes the House Select Committee on White Supremacy, Nazism, and Domestic Terror Movements to investigate and report on:

  • the increase in violence and threats carried out by white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups;
  • the dangers presented to Jewish Americans, Muslim Americans, African Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, Latino Americans, LGBTQ Americans, and other Americans;
  • ongoing efforts by the federal government to protect the rights of those targeted by white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups;
  • the impact of such groups' threats to the security, health, and well-being of targeted groups, including children;
  • the availability of funding to prevent violence and other threats to security by white supremacist groups; and
  • the adequacy of laws to address the threats posed by white supremacists and neo-Nazi groups.
What's happening now September 13, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2