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H.R. 3536 116th Congress House

Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019

Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to specify lynching as a deprivation of civil rights, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 20, 2019 Introduced by: Don Bacon Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Hate crimesRacial and ethnic relationsViolent crime
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 30, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 27, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 27, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 30, 2019

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019

This bill establishes a new criminal civil rights violation for lynching.

Specifically, a person who conspires to commit certain civil rights offenses (e.g., a hate crime act) is subject to criminal penalties.

 Related & companion bills 6
  • S 488 Identical bill Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019
  • HR 7120 George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
  • S 3985 JUSTICE Act
  • S 3912 Justice in Policing Act of 2020
  • HR 7278 JUSTICE Act
  • HR 35 Emmett Till Antilynching Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 10 Republican 1
D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Dec 15, 2020
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jan 24, 2020
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jan 8, 2020
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Dec 13, 2019
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Dec 11, 2019
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Oct 8, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 20, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Jun 27, 2019
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jun 27, 2019
Taylor, Van
· Jun 27, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3536: Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3536/
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"H.R. 3536: Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3536/.
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