HR 2708
116th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Assault and harassment offenses
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Firearms and explosives
Hate crimes
Violent crime
Disarm Hate Act
Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 10, 2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 15.
Sep 10, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 10, 2019
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
Jun 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 14, 2019
Introduced in House
May 14, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Plain-English summary
Disarm Hate Act
The bill expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm.
Specifically, it prohibits firearm sale or transfer to and receipt, possession, shipment, or transport by a person (1) who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or (2) who has received an enhanced hate crime misdemeanor sentence.
What's happening now
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 15.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
144
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Castro, Joaquin
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Kim, Andy
COOPER, JAMES
JOHNSON, EDDIE
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Underwood, Lauren
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Cleaver, Emanuel
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Craig, Angie
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Davids, Sharice
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
Lawson, Al
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Schiff, Adam B.
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Bera, Ami
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Cuellar, Henry
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DeGette, Diana
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Gonzalez, Vicente
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Pappas, Chris
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Pingree, Chellie
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Ruiz, Raul
Bustos, Cheri
Butterfield, G. K.
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DelBene, Suzan K.
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Thompson, Bennie G.
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Torres, Norma J.
Vela, Filemon
D
Welch, Peter
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Beatty, Joyce
LEWIS, JOHN
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Norcross, Donald
Richmond, Cedric
Kirkpatrick, Ann
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Levin, Mike
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Sherman, Brad
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Trahan, Lori
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
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Case, Ed
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Lee, Susie
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Matsui, Doris O.
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Neguse, Joe
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Panetta, Jimmy
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Sewell, Terri A.
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Stevens, Haley M.
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Sánchez, Linda T.
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Evans, Dwight
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Garamendi, John
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Pocan, Mark
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Doggett, Lloyd
Lipinski, Daniel
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Bonamici, Suzanne
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Schneider, Bradley Scott
Yarmuth, John
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2708: Disarm Hate Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2708/
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